Containers take bites out of metal-worker's tool (8)

I believe the answer is:

tinsnips

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'tool' is the definition.
(tinsnips is a kind of tool)

'containers take bites' is the wordplay.
'containers' becomes 'tins' (tin is a kind of container).
'take' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'bites' becomes 'nips' (nipping is a kind of biting).
'tins'+'nips'='TINSNIPS'

'out of metal-worker's' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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