Annoyance for a shopkeeper (8)

I believe the answer is:

loiterer

(Other definitions for loiterer that I've seen before include "Suspicious waiter" , "One hanging idly about" , "Person hanging around suspiciously" , "One hanging around" , "layabout" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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