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Mineral extractor’s wangle associated with home in China? (6,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mining engineer

'mineral extractor's' is the definition.
(someone who extracts minerals from the ground)

'wangle associated with home in china?' is the wordplay.
'wangle' becomes 'engineer' (wangle can mean to manipulate or engineer).
'associated with' says to put letters next to each other.
'home' becomes 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in').
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'china?' becomes 'ming' (Chinese porcelain from the Ming dynasty).
'in' put within 'ming' is 'mining'.
'engineer' after 'mining' is 'MINING ENGINEER'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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