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Less confused about Austrian auctions (5)

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I believe the answer is:

sales

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'auctions' is the definition.
(auction is a type of sale)

'less confused about austrian' is the wordplay.
'confused' is an anagram indicator.
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'austrian' becomes 'a' (this might be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'less' anagrammed gives 'sles'.
'sles' placed around 'a' is 'SALES'.

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(Other definitions for sales that I've seen before include "Opportunities to sell" , "a feature of Boxing Day?" , "Occasions for buying at reduced prices" , "Business department - retail events" , "Income received for goods and services over a given period" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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