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Training set up European with routine work (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nurture

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'training' is the definition.
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'set up european with routine work' is the wordplay.
'set up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'with routine' becomes 'rut' (rut is a kind of routine. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.**).
'work' becomes 'run' (both can mean to operate something).
'e'+'rut'+'run'='erutrun'
'erutrun' reversed gives 'NURTURE'.

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(Other definitions for nurture that I've seen before include "Bring up" , "Feed (but not nature?)" , "Help develop and grow" , "Rear (a child); cherish" , "Supply sustenance to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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