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He knows how to wipe a joint (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plumber

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'he knows how to wipe a joint' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'he' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'he' could be 'ber' and 'ber' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'plum' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for plumber that I've seen before include "tradesperson" , "One fits water and gas pipes" , "He fixes water-pipes etc in building" , "Repairer of pipes" , "Pipe-fitter" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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