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Usually I can work out the wordplay from the solutions but this one from Rufus remains a mystery.

Paul's trade - wine producer. (4-5)
It's TENT MAKER.
Help!

2. "Tent" is a type of wine.

Tentmaking, in general, refers to the activities of any Christian who, while functioning as a minister, receives little or no pay for his or her church work, and supports him or herself by additional, unrelated work. Specifically, tentmaking can also refer to a method of international Christian evangelism in which missionaries support themselves by working full time in the marketplace with their skills and education, instead of receiving financial support from a church. The term comes from the fact that the apostle Paul supported himself by making tents while living and preaching in Corinth (Acts 18:3).

Thanks to both of you, especially Ixion for your detailed explanation and scriptural reference. It's amazing how much I have learned from doing crosswords.
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Kookaburra

just so you know,
tentmaker was a name for a fit bird(sic) hence - mans trouser tent.

Oh, I see now, the Paul's trade bit refers to Paul Raymond's Revue Bar where this fit bird plied her trade. Thank you for making that clear.

Exactly - or at least quite probable. Tentmakers are high maintenance tho and Mummy wont like her.

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Kookaburra