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Tradesman for mother and child (5)

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I believe the answer is:

mason

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'tradesman' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'mother and child' is the wordplay.
'mother' becomes 'ma' (ma can mean mother).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'child' becomes 'son' (son is a kind of child).
'ma'+'son'='MASON'

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for mason that I've seen before include "One going to work in building" , "One is skilful with stone" , "A skilled worker in stone" , "figure in lodge" , "Builder in stone" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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