You and I, say, start to see folks dealing with basket cases? (7)

I believe the answer is:

weavers

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'folks dealing with basket cases?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'you and i say start to see' is the wordplay.
'you and i' becomes 'we'.
'say' becomes 'aver' (synonyms).
'start to' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'see' is 's'.
'we'+'aver'+'s'='WEAVERS'

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(Other definitions for weavers that I've seen before include "They use looms" , "cotton mill employees" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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