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Factor in - English workers in accommodation (7)

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element

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'factor' is the definition.
('element' can be a synonym of 'factor')

'english workers in accommodation' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'workers' becomes 'men' (man is a kind of worker).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'accommodation' becomes 'let' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'men' placed inside 'let' is 'lement'.
'e'+'lement'='ELEMENT'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for element that I've seen before include "Basic substance or feature" , "He or I maybe" , "of the weather" , "briefly identified by Al or Mo, among others" , "silver perhaps?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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