Batik artisan (4)
I believe the answer is:
dyer
'batik artisan' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for dyer that I've seen before include "One colouring e.g. fabric" , "Also a cleaner, probably" , "colourist" , "Cloth stainer" , "Adder of colour" .)