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Restore salesman's demeanour? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

repair

'restore' is the definition.
('repair' can be a synonym of 'restore')

'salesman's demeanour?' is the wordplay.
'salesman' becomes 'rep' (I've seen this before).
'demeanour?' becomes 'air' (air is a kind of demeanour).
'rep'+'air'='REPAIR'

(Other definitions for repair that I've seen before include "Mend, put right" , "darn?" , "Correct" , "Patch up" , "Travel or proceed toward some place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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