A fire tender (6)

I believe the answer is:

stoker

'a fire tender' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for stoker that I've seen before include "Dracula's creator -- furnace feeder" , "He's fuelled < the legend of Dracula" , "author of scary stories" , "One tends to fire" , "who added fuel to the fire?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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