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One young guy coming in to copy enamelwork (9)

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I believe the answer is:

cloisonne

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'enamelwork' is the definition.
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'one young guy coming in to copy' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'young guy' becomes 'son' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'coming in to' is an insertion indicator.
'copy' becomes 'clone' (cloning is a kind of copying).
'i'+'son'='ison'
'ison' inserted inside 'clone' is 'CLOISONNE'.

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(Other definitions for cloisonne that I've seen before include "enamelware" , "Sort of design" , "Enamel work" , "Panelled enamelwork" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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