Contrive, bring about (8)
I believe the answer is:
engineer
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">contrive</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">bring about</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for engineer that I've seen before include "One who designs/builds" , "Arrange - contrive" , "Plot" , "Applied technologist" , "Cleverly bring about" .)