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Pierce tin? It's tricky -- I'll get something (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recipient

'i'll get something' is the definition.
(a recipient receives something)

'pierce tin? it's tricky' is the wordplay.
'it's tricky' indicates an anagram.
'pierce'+'tin'='piercetin'
'piercetin' with letters rearranged gives 'RECIPIENT'.

(Other definitions for recipient that I've seen before include "relatively unblessed type" , "Someone getting" , "Receiver" , "One who's given" , "One taking delivery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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