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Driller dies: TNT unstable (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dentist

'driller' is the definition.
(a dentist might use a dental drill)

'dies tnt unstable' is the wordplay.
'unstable' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dies'+'tnt'='diestnt'
'diestnt' anagrammed gives 'DENTIST'.

(Other definitions for dentist that I've seen before include "Person qualified to treat teeth - tends it (anag)" , "One treating teeth" , "Tooth specialist" , "part of the medical team" , "Tooth doctor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
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