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One who gets by as a horse dealer (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coper

This clue is a double definition.

'one who gets by' is the first definition.
(someone who can cope)

'a horse dealer' is the second definition.
(archaic term for a horse dealer)

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for coper that I've seen before include "who deals with Arabs and others?" , "One managing" , "buy and sell horses?" , "Horse-dealer" , "One who manages to manage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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