Needleworker's fancy trinket (7)

I believe the answer is:

knitter

'needleworker's' is the definition.
(knitter is a kind of needleworker)

'fancy trinket' is the wordplay.
'fancy' indicates anagramming the letters.
'trinket' with letters rearranged gives 'KNITTER'.

(Other definitions for knitter that I've seen before include "construction worker" , "one on way to Jersey?" , "Purser maybe" , "One uses needles and wool" , "Trinket for worker in wool" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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