Cryptic crossword clue
Change medium, it getting hard for metalworker 11

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word COPPERSMITH

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "metalworker" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case metalworker = coppersmith.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does COPPERSMITH mean?

COPPERSMITH noun
  1. A person who forges things out of copper.
  2. A South Asian barbet, Psilopogon haemacephala, with crimson forehead and throat, best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer.

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