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Lout smashed up alien shop (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

outlet

'shop' is the definition.
(outlet can mean a shop or market)

'lout smashed up alien' is the wordplay.
'smashed up' is an anagram indicator.
'alien' becomes 'et' (extraterrestrial).
'lout' anagrammed gives 'outl'.
'outl'+'et'='OUTLET'

(Other definitions for outlet that I've seen before include "Passage through which things can escape" , "Exit for water or steam" , "Retail point" , "Way of release" , "Opening permitting release" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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