Faultless statement made by trader? (5)
I believe the answer is:
ideal
'faultless' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'statement made by trader?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'statement' could be 'deal' (deal is a kind of statement) and 'deal' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'i' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ideal that I've seen before include "An - - Husband (Wilde)" , "Cutting/stabbing weapons" , "supreme" , "superb specimen" , "without flaws" .)