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Gave up worker on internet, essentially entrapping peacenik (6,4)

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I believe the answer is:

handed over

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'gave' is the definition.
(handing over is a kind of giving)

'up worker on internet essentially entrapping peacenik' is the wordplay.
'up worker' becomes 'hand' (hand is a kind of worker. I am not sure about the 'up' bit.).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'essentially' says to take the centre.
'entrapping' is an insertion indicator.
'peacenik' becomes 'dove' (synonyms).
The central letters of 'internet' are 'er'.
'er' placed around 'dove' is 'edover'.
'hand'+'edover'='HANDED OVER'

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(Other definitions for handed over that I've seen before include "Transferred" , "Passed" , "Betrayed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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