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Arthur is an excellent worker with his hands (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

artisan

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'excellent worker with his hands' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'arthur is an' is the wordplay.
'arthur' becomes 'art' (I've seen this in other clues).
'art'+'is'+'an'='ARTISAN'

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(Other definitions for artisan that I've seen before include "craftsman of his trade" , "Skilled manual 17" , "Skilled worker or craftsman" , "Handy worker" , "Skilled workman" .)

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