But it's not discarded by the dealer (5)
I believe the answer is:
scrap
'dealer' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scrap that I've seen before include "Small piece - fight" , "Fragment or remnant" , "Abolish; leftover" , "Cancel; fight" , "bundle" .)