"Helpful hardware folks" company (3)

I believe the answer is:

ace

(Other definitions for ace that I've seen before include "one among a set of diamonds" , "Expert - winning serve" , "One in playing-cards" , "Very good; playing card" , "Virtuoso" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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