Craftswoman’s burden, securing copper disc (10)

I believe the answer is:

sculptress

'craftswoman's' is the definition.
(woman who makes sculptures)

'burden securing copper disc' is the wordplay.
'burden' becomes 'stress' (burden can mean a source of stress).
'securing' indicates putting letters inside.
'copper' becomes 'Cu' (chemical symbol).
'disc' becomes 'LP' (long play record).
'cu'+'lp'='culp'
'stress' enclosing 'culp' is 'SCULPTRESS'.

(Another definition for sculptress that I've seen is " Woman who carves".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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