Engineer brought back fabrication having received slimmed-down offer (6)

I believe the answer is:

eiffel

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'engineer' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for eiffel that I've seen before include "Creator of a Paris landmark, built in 1889" , "Parisian tower designer" , "French tower-designer" , "French structural engineer" , "Famous tower designer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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