Circulate gossip, etc., or sell it? (6)
I believe the answer is:
retail
'circulate' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I cannot see how one could define the other.
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for retail that I've seen before include "Sell in small quantities" , "Trade selling goods to the general public" , "This trade sells to the general public" , "Direct sale to the consumer" , "The selling of goods to consumers" .)