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Girl with salesman turned to see mother (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pamper

'mother' is the definition.
(both can mean to indulge or spoil)

'girl with salesman turned' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'pam' (short for Pamela).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'salesman' becomes 'rep' (sales representative).
'turned' says the letters should be written backwards.
'rep' back-to-front is 'per'.
'pam'+'per'='PAMPER'

'to see' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pamper that I've seen before include "Spoil, cosset" , "Treat indulgently" , "'Indulge, spoil (6)'" , "Treat with excessive indulgence" , "Spoil, over-indulge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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