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Chance I’m terrible engineer (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mechanic

'engineer' is the definition.
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'chance i'm terrible' is the wordplay.
'terrible' is an anagram indicator.
'chance'+'im'='chanceim'
'chanceim' with letters rearranged gives 'MECHANIC'.

(Other definitions for mechanic that I've seen before include "Craftsman skilled in machines" , "Engineer" , "Skilled repairer" , "skilled workman" , "Skilled worker on machines" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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