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Singers touring flipping big record stores (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rations

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(Other definitions for rations that I've seen before include "Food allowances" , "Portions of food in time of scarcity" , "Food as issued" , "fixed allowance" , "Foodstuffs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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