What does the cryptic crossword clue "Tense argument leads to engineer lobbing tool (6)" mean?

The definition is "tool". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). T (abbreviation="Tense") + ROW (abbreviation="argument") + E (abbreviation="engineer") + L (first_letter="lobbing") = TROWEL; definition: "tool" The answer is TROWEL.

Tense argument leads to engineer lobbing tool (6)

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