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Soft wood for pipeman? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

plumber

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'soft wood for pipeman?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'wood for pipeman?' is the wordplay.
'wood' becomes 'lumber' (I've seen this before).
'for' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'pipeman?' becomes 'p' (this might be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'lumber' put after 'p' is 'PLUMBER'.

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(Other definitions for plumber that I've seen before include "tradesperson" , "Repairer of pipes" , "One instals and repairs water and gas fittings" , "domestic technician" , "tradesman" .)

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