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Attractive fellow leaving print work (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

etching

'print work' is the definition.
(etching is a type of printwork)

'attractive fellow leaving' is the wordplay.
'attractive' becomes 'fetching' (similar in meaning).
'fellow' becomes 'f' (abbreviation - of a society etc.).
'leaving' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'fetching' with 'f' taken out is 'ETCHING'.

(Other definitions for etching that I've seen before include "Deep print" , "Engraving with acid" , "Engraved design" , "Form of engraving" , "craftwork" .)

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