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He takes the lot (7,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

highest bidder

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'he takes the lot' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'he takes the lot' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'he' could be 'der' and 'der' is found in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
'lot' could be 'd' and 'd' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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