Dr, we sell ingredients loose to residents (8)

I believe the answer is:

dwellers

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'to residents' is the definition.
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'dr we sell ingredients' is the wordplay.
'ingredients' is an anagram indicator.
'dr'+'we'+'sell'='drwesell'
'drwesell' with letters rearranged gives 'DWELLERS'.

'loose' is the link.
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