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Drawer opened by a teacher (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

educator

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'teacher' is the definition.
(someone who educates)

'drawer opened by a' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'by' could be 'at' and 'at' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for educator that I've seen before include "Instructor" , "coach" , "Trainer, teacher" , "One who teaches others" , "master, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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