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Fashioning the end bit with circular sealant (9)

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I believe the answer is:

tailoring

'fashioning' is the definition.
(tailoring is a kind of fashioning)

'end bit with circular sealant' is the wordplay.
'end bit' becomes 'tail' (the end of something).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'circular sealant' becomes 'O-ring' (type of seal).
'tail'+'oring'='TAILORING'

'the' acts as a link.

(Another definition for tailoring that I've seen is " Making clothes".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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