Tailor at work (5)

I believe the answer is:

sewer

(Other definitions for sewer that I've seen before include "One plying needle; drain" , "Drainage pipe" , "It drains" , "Waste-pipe" , "Embroiderer; soil pipe" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.com, the Newsday and the Boston Globe.

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