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Merchant who gives you a hand (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dealer

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'merchant' is the definition.
(dealer is a kind of merchant)

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(Other definitions for dealer that I've seen before include "The one who distributes the cards" , "Card distributor" , "who makes first bid" , "See 24" , "putting his cards on the table?" .)

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