Tradesman taking plane initially to timber (7)
I believe the answer is:
plumber
'tradesman' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'plane initially to timber' is the wordplay.
'plane initially' becomes 'p' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to timber' becomes 'lumber' (synonyms).
'p'+'lumber'='PLUMBER'
'taking' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for plumber that I've seen before include "Repairer of pipes" , "He repairs water pipes, installs washing machines etc" , "He fixes water-pipes etc in building" , "tank specialist?" , "domestic technician" .)