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Bump into agent that's brought over more stout? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plumper

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'more stout?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'bump into agent that's brought over' is the wordplay.
'bump into' becomes 'plum' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'agent' becomes 'rep' (short for representative).
'that's brought over' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'rep' back-to-front is 'per'.
'plum'+'per'='PLUMPER'

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(Other definitions for plumper that I've seen before include "more stout" , "One choosing" , "Fuller and rounder" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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