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Tinker (with) (4)

Ross

I think it could be either:

mess

futz

(Other definitions for mess that I've seen before include "Where one might eat" , "Canteen - chaos" , "Military dining room" , "Where those who serve eat" , "An officer's untidy dining room" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday and The New York Times.
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