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Or is he mistaken, this shopkeeper? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hosier

'this shopkeeper?' is the definition.
(hosier is a kind of shopkeeper)

'or is he mistaken' is the wordplay.
'mistaken' is an anagram indicator.
'or'+'is'+'he'='orishe'
'orishe' with letters rearranged gives 'HOSIER'.

(Other definitions for hosier that I've seen before include "Manufacturer or seller of stockings" , "Seller of stockings etc" , "seller of 24 [NYLONS]" , "Shopkeeper who sells stockings" , "Maker or dealer in stockings" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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