Tradesman saw part of his equipment? (9)
I believe the answer is:
carpenter
'tradesman' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'saw part of his equipment?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'part' could be 'te' (te is a kind of part) and 'te' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for carpenter that I've seen before include "Find fault with record" , "Walrus' companion" , "chips?" , "tradesman" , "singer called Karen" .)