Take away my first letter and I become a sturdy ledge where books and holiday knickknacks rest. Put my first letter back and I become Santa's diminutive workshop builder. What am I?
An elf
Removing the letter 's' from 'shelf' leaves 'elf', Santa's famous helper.
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