Crossword Genius

Passes work with eager singletons primarily (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

goes

'passes' is the definition.
('go' can be a synonym of 'pass')

'work with eager singletons primarily' is the wordplay.
'work' becomes 'go' (synonyms).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'primarily' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'eager singletons' is 'es'.
'go'+'es'='GOES'

(Other definitions for goes that I've seen before include "Travels; attempts" , "Works" , "See 4" , "Moves" , "Departs; operates" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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