Despicable person by counter in repair shop (7)

I believe the answer is:

heelbar

'repair shop' is the definition.

'despicable person by counter' is the wordplay.
'despicable person' becomes 'heel' (old-fashioned term for a horrible person).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'counter' becomes 'bar' (bar is a kind of counter).
'heel'+'bar'='HEELBAR'

'in' acts as a link.

(Another definition for heelbar that I've seen is " where shoes are mended".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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