"White Teeth” author Zadie (5)

I believe the answer is:

smith

(Other definitions for smith that I've seen before include "Forger" , "Person who makes things in metal, may be black" , "Shoemaker" , "Common family name" , "Adam, economist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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