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Commerce is traditional with English (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trade

'commerce' is the definition.
(I know that trade is a type of commerce)

'traditional with english' is the wordplay.
'traditional' becomes 'trad' (abbreviation - especially in music 'trad jazz').
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'trad'+'e'='TRADE'

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for trade that I've seen before include "Commercial exchange of goods and services" , "Buy and sell, barter" , "A skilled craft to earn living" , "Dealing in goods" , "Give and receive (blows)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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