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He is or could be a shopkeeper (6)

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I believe the answer is:

hosier

'a shopkeeper' is the definition.
(I know that hosier is a type of shopkeeper)

'he is or could be' is the wordplay.
'could be' is an anagram indicator.
'he'+'is'+'or'='heisor'
'heisor' with letters rearranged gives 'HOSIER'.

(Other definitions for hosier that I've seen before include "tight merchant" , "Seller of stockings etc" , "Dealer in socks and stockings" , "Maker or dealer in stockings" , "seller of 24 [NYLONS]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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