Ken’s diligent; ten different work tools (8,7)

I believe the answer is:

knitting needles

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'work tools' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'ken's diligent ten different' is the wordplay.
'different' indicates anagramming the letters (letters placed in a different order).
'kens'+'diligent'+'ten'='kensdiligentten'
'kensdiligentten' is an anagram of 'KNITTING-NEEDLES'.

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(Another definition for knitting needles that I've seen is " tools for craftspeople".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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