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Labourer gets loud during garret conversion (7)

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I believe the answer is:

grafter

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'labourer' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'loud during garret conversion' is the wordplay.
'loud' becomes 'f' (short for forte - 'loud' in music).
'during' is an insertion indicator.
'conversion' indicates anagramming the letters.
'garret' with letters rearranged gives 'grater'.
'f' placed into 'grater' is 'GRAFTER'.

'gets' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for grafter that I've seen before include "One who works hard" , "Hard worker - corrupt operator" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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