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Small truck carrying right tool for decorator (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stripper

'tool for decorator' is the definition.

'small truck carrying right' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'truck' becomes 'tipper' (I've seen this before).
'carrying' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'tipper' placed around 'r' is 'tripper'.
's'+'tripper'='STRIPPER'

(Other definitions for stripper that I've seen before include "Her act is a revelation" , "She barely finishes" , "she reveals" , "Progressively barer performer" , "Waterproof boot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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