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Others with skill go back to square one (7)

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I believe the answer is:

restart

'go back to square one' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'others with skill' is the wordplay.
'others' becomes 'rest' (eg the rest of a group).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'skill' becomes 'art' (both can mean a talent).
'rest'+'art'='RESTART'

(Other definitions for restart that I've seen before include "Resume" , "begin afresh" , "Jumping the gun will mean" , "Commence again" , "Begin anew" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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