Over-the-counter seller (4)

I believe the answer is:

deli

(Other definitions for deli that I've seen before include "shop briefly" , "Shop selling processed food products" , "Food shop (abbr)" , "Specialist foodshop(abbr.)" , "food outlet" .)

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

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