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Many a slip by Dr Carter (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drayman

'carter' is the definition.
(I know that drayman is a type of carter)

'many a slip by dr' is the wordplay.
'slip' is an anagram indicator.
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'many'+'a'='manya'
'manya' with letters rearranged gives 'ayman'.
'ayman' after 'dr' is 'DRAYMAN'.

(Other definitions for drayman that I've seen before include "Horse-drawn cart driver" , "Carter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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