What does the cryptic crossword clue "Miners beginning to measure up in their output having everything shared (8)" mean?

The definition is "shared". The wordplay uses acrostic. MMUN (synonym="NUM=miners, i.e. National Union of Mineworkers + M (“beginning to” means first letter only") in COAL (synonym="=their output, i.e. the miners’") = COMMUNAL; definition: "shared" The answer is COMMUNAL.

Miners beginning to measure up in their output having everything shared (8)

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