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Work for director ordering 'cut!' (7)

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I believe the answer is:

product

'work' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'for director ordering cut' is the wordplay.
'for' becomes 'pro' (as in being 'pro' something).
'director' becomes 'd' (abbreviation eg in film reviews).
'ordering' is an anagram indicator.
'cut' with letters rearranged gives 'uct'.
'pro'+'d'+'uct'='PRODUCT'

(Other definitions for product that I've seen before include "Manufactured object" , "Result of multiplication" , "Manufactured article for sale" , "Commodity offered for sale" , "See 5" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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