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Mechanic making a terrific mess (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

artificer

'mechanic' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a terrific mess' is the wordplay.
'mess' indicates anagramming the letters.
'terrific' is an anagram of 'rtificer'.
'a'+'rtificer'='ARTIFICER'

'making' is the link.

(Other definitions for artificer that I've seen before include "Skilled craftsman" , "One into skill" , "Mechanic in the armed forces" , "Skilled worker" , "Military mechanic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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