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Sell a litre somehow (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

retail

'sell' is the definition.
(retailing is a kind of selling)

'a litre somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'litre'='alitre'
'alitre' anagrammed gives 'RETAIL'.

(Other definitions for retail that I've seen before include "This trade sells direct to the public" , "High street selling" , "Narrate or sell to public" , "Sell (in shop)" , "This trade sells to the general public" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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