Crossword Genius

Ship on move suddenly reversed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trader

'ship' is the definition.
(trading ship)

'on move suddenly reversed' is the wordplay.
'on' becomes 're' (regarding).
'move suddenly' becomes 'd'art' (I've seen this before).
'reversed' says the letters should be written backwards.
're'+'dart'='redart'
'redart' written backwards gives 'TRADER'.

(Other definitions for trader that I've seen before include "Merchant ship; dealer" , "Tarred the dealer badly" , "Tarred like merchant" , "One buys and sells" , "One in business" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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