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Find fault to record in a woodworker (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

carpenter

'woodworker' is the definition.
(carpenter is a kind of woodworker)

'find fault to record' is the wordplay.
'find fault' becomes 'carp' (I've seen this before).
'to record' becomes 'enter' (enter can mean to enter into a record).
'carp'+'enter'='CARPENTER'

'in a' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for carpenter that I've seen before include "artisan" , "Find fault with record" , "singer called Karen" , "He makes wooden objects and structures" , "job" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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