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Mending tool with tip of glass used in gardening, possibly (7,3)

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I believe the answer is:

darning egg

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'mending tool' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'tip of glass used in gardening possibly' is the wordplay.
'tip of' indicates taking the first letters.
'used in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'possibly' is an anagram indicator.
The initial letter of 'glass' is 'g'.
'gardening' with letters rearranged gives 'darningeg'.
'g' inserted into 'darningeg' is 'DARNING EGG'.

'with' is the link.

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