One provides handle worker turns with hesitation (5)
I believe the answer is:
namer
'one provides handle' is the definition.
('handle' can mean name)
'worker turns with hesitation' is the wordplay.
'worker' becomes 'man' (man is a kind of worker**).
'turns' is a reversal indicator.
'with hesitation' becomes 'er' (I've seen this in other clues).
'man' written backwards gives 'nam'.
'nam'+'er'='NAMER'
(Another definition for namer that I've seen is " One giving appellation".)
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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