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Raise sign and French will see it's for wealthy buyers (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

upmarket

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'see it's for wealthy buyers' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'raise sign and french' is the wordplay.
'raise' becomes 'up' (I've seen this in other clues).
'sign' becomes 'mark' (mark is a kind of sign).
'and french' becomes 'et' ('and' in French).
'up'+'mark'+'et'='UPMARKET'

'will' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for upmarket that I've seen before include "Suitable for affluent consumers" , "Superior" , "high quality" , "Aimed at those with money" , "Relatively expensive" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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