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Worker with hair drives him round the junction (9)

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I believe the answer is:

locksmith

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'drives him round the junction' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'worker with hair' is the wordplay.
'worker' becomes 'smith' (smith is a kind of worker).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hair' becomes 'lock' (a lock of hair).
'smith' after 'lock' is 'LOCKSMITH'.

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(Other definitions for locksmith that I've seen before include "key figure" , "Maker of secure fasteners" , "Security expert" , "Yale scholar" , "laughing stock" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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