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Chance it in rearrangement as practical expert (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

technician

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'practical expert' is the definition.
'technician' can be an answer for 'expert' (technician is a kind of expert). I'm unsure of the 'practical' bit.

'chance it in rearrangement' is the wordplay.
'rearrangement' indicates an anagram.
'chance'+'it'+'in'='chanceitin'
'chanceitin' is an anagram of 'TECHNICIAN'.

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(Other definitions for technician that I've seen before include "One doing practical work in a laboratory" , "Skilled workman" , "Engineer" , "Skilled lab worker" .)

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