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Initially mixed with everybody in shopping area (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mall

'shopping area' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'initially mixed with everybody' is the wordplay.
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'everybody' becomes 'all' (I've seen this before).
The first letter of 'mixed' is 'm'.
'm'+'all'='MALL'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for mall that I've seen before include "Covered shopping centre" , "Sheltered walk or promenade" , "Retail complex" , "Traffic-free street" , "Glowing material in fire" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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