Dealers or merchants (7)
I believe the answer is:
traders
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">dealers</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('trader' can be a synonym of 'dealer')</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">merchants</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(trader is a kind of merchant)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for traders that I've seen before include "Sellers" , "Dealers" , "businessmen" .)