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Tradesman from Ryde? (4)

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I believe the answer is:

dyer

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

'from ryde?' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates an anagram (from the letters).
'ryde' anagrammed gives 'DYER'.

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(Other definitions for dyer that I've seen before include "Colourer of fabrics" , "Colourer (of clothes, perhaps)" , "Person who colours cloth" , "One colouring cloth" , "One who stains cloth" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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