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One looking small β€” ceramics worker? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

spotter

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'one looking' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'small ceramics worker?' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'ceramics worker?' becomes 'potter' (I've seen this before).
's'+'potter'='SPOTTER'

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(Other definitions for spotter that I've seen before include "One who looks to train" , "Observer" , "Train enthusiast" , "artist such as Seurat?" , "scout?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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