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Building manors without right craftsman (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mason

'craftsman' is the definition.
(mason is a kind of craftsman)

'building manors without right' is the wordplay.
'building' indicates an anagram.
'without' is a deletion indicator.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'manors' with 'r' taken away is 'manos'.
'manos' is an anagram of 'MASON'.

(Other definitions for mason that I've seen before include "Construction industry employee" , "Stone carver" , "He works with stone - may be free" , "one wearing an apron" , "one in construction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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