Despite the fact that the ticket seller considered it carefully (7,3)
I believe the answer is:
thought out
'considered it carefully' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'despite the fact that the ticket seller' is the wordplay.
'despite the fact that' becomes 'though' (synonyms).
'the ticket seller' becomes 'tout' (as in a ticket tout).
'though'+'tout'='THOUGHT-OUT'
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(Another definition for thought out that I've seen is " Planned".)
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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