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Train as fantastic skilled manual worker (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

artisan

'skilled manual worker' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'train as fantastic' is the wordplay.
'fantastic' indicates an anagram (a fantastic or improbable ordering of the letters).
'train'+'as'='trainas'
'trainas' anagrammed gives 'ARTISAN'.

(Other definitions for artisan that I've seen before include "Crafty sort" , "Handy worker" , "Skilled tradesman" , "Skilled craftsperson" , "man with skill" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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