Metric in a competitive family business? (11)

I believe the answer is:

salesperson

(Other definitions for salesperson that I've seen before include "One must try to improve business" , "Retail worker" , "Shop worker" , "Commercial traveller possibly" , "Shop attendant" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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