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Person you deal with in scrum with toe broken (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

customer

'person you deal with' is the definition.
(someone involved in a deal)

'scrum with toe broken' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'broken' indicates anagramming the letters.
'scrum'+'toe'='scrumtoe'
'scrumtoe' anagrammed gives 'CUSTOMER'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for customer that I've seen before include "Person buying" , "Selfridge said one is always right" , "The person who pays" , "User of, eg, a shop" , "Patron" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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