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Tradesman opening regularly for business? (9)

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locksmith

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'tradesman' is the definition.
(locksmith is a type of tradesman)

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(Other definitions for locksmith that I've seen before include "Security worker" , "Security expert" , "opener" , "Yale scholar" , "key figure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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