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Merchant sending communist works over? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trader

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'merchant' is the definition.
(I know that Trader is a type of merchant)

'communist works over?' is the wordplay.
'communist' becomes 'red' (red can informally mean communist).
'works' becomes 'art' (I've seen this before).
'over?' says the letters should be written in reverse (I've seen 'over ' mean this).
'red'+'art'='redart'
'redart' reversed gives 'TRADER'.

'sending' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. It may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for trader that I've seen before include "Retard (anag.)" , "Merchant ship; dealer" , "Dealer who buys and sells" , "One in business" , "Red tar (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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