Workers in carbon and iron and different elements (8)

I believe the answer is:

steelmen

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'workers in carbon and iron' is the definition.
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'different elements' is the wordplay.
'different' indicates anagramming the letters (letters placed in a different order).
'elements' is an anagram of 'STEELMEN'.

'and' acts as a link.

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I've seen this clue in The Times.

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