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Bess keeps us in trade (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

business

'trade' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'bess keeps us in' is the wordplay.
'keeps' is an insertion indicator.
'us'+'in'='usin'
'bess' placed around 'usin' is 'BUSINESS'.

(Other definitions for business that I've seen before include "Trade - one's concerns or affairs" , "Commercial or industrial enterprise" , "Firm" , "Commerce, trade" , "Affair - matters to be attended to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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