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Gear placed over kind of business lot (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kismet

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'lot' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'gear placed over kind of business' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'kind of business' could be 'sme' (short for small and medium-sized enterprises) and 'sme' is located in the answer.
'gear' could be 'kit' (kit is a kind of gear) and 'kit' is found in the remaining letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for kismet that I've seen before include "fortune" , "Will of Allah" , "Fate - 1953 musical" , "Destiny; 50s musical" , "lot in life" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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