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Embroiderer less wild about our bishop taking the lead (9)

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I believe the answer is:

tambourer

'embroiderer' is the definition.
(someone who embroiders a tambour)

'less wild about our bishop taking the lead' is the wordplay.
'less wild' becomes 'tamer' (wild is the opposite of tame).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'bishop' becomes 'B' (chess abbreviation).
'taking the lead' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'our' after 'b' is 'bour'.
'tamer' enclosing 'bour' is 'TAMBOURER'.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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