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Maker of trays when he wasn't chasing the nymphs? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

satyr

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'he wasn't chasing the nymphs?' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'maker of trays' is the wordplay.
'trays' anagrams to 'SATYR'.
However, I'm unsure how this is indicated.

'when' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for satyr that I've seen before include "Oversexed chap" , "Part man, part goat" , "Pan maybe" , "Goat-like woodland deity of Greek mythology" , "Greek god of the woodlands" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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