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Working range, where pan's filled with stew, originally (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

skill set

'working range' is the definition.
(range of one's skills)

'pan's filled with stew originally' is the wordplay.
'pan' becomes 'skillet' (skillet is a kind of pan).
'filled with' is an insertion indicator.
'originally' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'stew' is 's'.
'skillet' placed around 's' is 'SKILL SET'.

'where' acts as a link.

(Another definition for skill set that I've seen is " capabilities".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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