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Worker making class distinctions? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sorter

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'worker' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.

'class distinctions?' is the wordplay.
'class' becomes 'sort' (synonyms).
'distinctions?' becomes 'er' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'sort'+'er'='SORTER'

'making' is the link.

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