Cabinetmakers, perhaps, or carpenters smartened up? (9)
I believe the answer is:
tradesmen
'cabinetmakers perhaps or carpenters' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'smartened up?' is the wordplay.
'up?' is an anagram indicator (letters get chucked up).
'smartened' is an anagram of 'TRADESMEN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tradesmen that I've seen before include "People selling things" , "Retailers" , "Shopkeepers" , "one in business" , "Smartened up like skilled male workers" .)