Tradespersons related fables about hair? (10)

I believe the answer is:

recovering

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'tradespersons related fables' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'about hair?' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 're' ('re' means regarding or about).
'hair?' becomes 'covering' (hair is a kind of covering).
're'+'covering'='RECOVERING'

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I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.

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