Sold grass containing dock (8)
I believe the answer is:
retailed
'sold' is the definition.
(retailing is a kind of selling)
'grass containing dock' is the wordplay.
'grass' becomes 'reed' (I've seen this before).
'containing' is an insertion indicator.
'dock' becomes 'tail' ('tail' can be a synonym of 'dock').
'reed' going around 'tail' is 'RETAILED'.
(Another definition for retailed that I've seen is " Sold".)
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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