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Men at work on gold cloak (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

manteau

'cloak' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'men at work on gold' is the wordplay.
'work' indicates an anagram.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'gold' becomes 'Au' (Au is the chemical symbol for gold).
'men'+'at'='menat'
'menat' with letters rearranged gives 'mante'.
'mante'+'au'='MANTEAU'

(Other definitions for manteau that I've seen before include "Lady's loose gown" , "cloak" .)

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