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Dealer carrying a book drove to meet tribe (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

haberdasher

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

'a book drove to meet tribe' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
'book' could be 'she' (I've seen this before) and 'she' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'carrying' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for haberdasher that I've seen before include "may do business on the high street?" , "Shop frequented by dressmakers" , "Who supplies a seamstress" , "Retailer" , "Dealer in dressmaking/sewing articles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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