He may supply you, provisionally at least (6)

I believe the answer is:

grocer

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'he may supply you provisionally at least' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for grocer that I've seen before include "Merchant who sells foodstuffs" , "Provisions purveyor" , "Food supplier" , "Chesterton's wicked tradesman" , "Provision merchant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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