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As a transport man, draw a line with hesitation (7)

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I believe the answer is:

haulier

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'as a transport man' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'draw a line with hesitation' is the wordplay.
'draw' becomes 'haul' (synonyms).
'a line with' becomes 'i' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'hesitation' becomes 'er' (sound made while hesitating - um, er).
'haul'+'i'+'er'='HAULIER'

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(Other definitions for haulier that I've seen before include "Trucker" , "Transporter of goods by road" , "freight carrier" , "Trucking company" , "Transport contractor" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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