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Manage to follow shop's principal range (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scope

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'principal range' is the definition.
'scope' can be an answer for 'range' ('scope' can be a synonym of 'range'). I'm not certain of the 'principal' bit.

'manage to follow shop's' is the wordplay.
'manage' becomes 'cope' ('cope' can be a synonym of 'manage').
'to follow' says to put letters next to each other.
'shop's' becomes 's' (this might be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'cope' after 's' is 'SCOPE'.

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(Other definitions for scope that I've seen before include "Range, compass" , "Range of view" , "Range; opportunity" , "Extent; viewer (colloq.)" , "Field" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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