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Roofing expert in row about line (5)

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I believe the answer is:

tiler

'roofing expert' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'row about line' is the wordplay.
'row' becomes 'tier' (a tier is a row of things).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'line' becomes 'l' (used when specifying particular lines from a poem).
'tier' enclosing 'l' is 'TILER'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tiler that I've seen before include "Workman who fixes glazed rectangles in bathrooms" , "Roof-worker" , "Craftsman" , "Roof worker" , "Relit for tradesman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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