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I'm returning the box sent round by the shopkeeper (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chemist

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'the shopkeeper' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'i'm returning the box sent round' is the wordplay.
'returning' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'the box' becomes 'chest' (chest is a kind of box).
'sent round' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'im' written backwards gives 'mi'.
'mi' inserted inside 'chest' is 'CHEMIST'.

'by' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for chemist that I've seen before include "Drug seller" , "Shop for drugs" , "Drug dispenser" , "Dispensing shop" , "Employee in pharmacy" .)

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