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Cleverly train as a skilled worker (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

artisan

'a skilled worker' is the definition.
(an artisan is a skilled craftsperson)

'cleverly train as' is the wordplay.
'cleverly' indicates an anagram (a clever or tricky version of the letters).
'train'+'as'='trainas'
'trainas' with letters rearranged gives 'ARTISAN'.

(Other definitions for artisan that I've seen before include "Skilled workman" , "man with skill" , "Tsarina (anag.)" , "crafty person?" , "one in command of craft?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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