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Trained master and trained worker (9)

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I believe the answer is:

tradesman

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'trained worker' is the definition.
'tradesman' can be an answer for 'worker' (I have seen 'Skilled worker ' mean 'tradesman' so perhaps 'worker' could also mean 'tradesman'). I am unsure of the 'trained' bit.

'trained master and' is the wordplay.
'trained' is an anagram indicator (to train can mean to grow something into a shape).
'master'+'and'='masterand'
'masterand' anagrammed gives 'TRADESMAN'.

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(Other definitions for tradesman that I've seen before include "Shopkeeper; skilled mechanic" , "Business operator" , "One buying and selling" , "Skilled hand" , "Skilled worker; shopkeeper" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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