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Sole trader following me, horsing around (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fishmonger

'sole trader' is the definition.

'following me horsing around' is the wordplay.
'following' becomes 'f' (used when citing page numbers etc).
'around' is an anagram indicator.
'me'+'horsing'='mehorsing'
'mehorsing' with letters rearranged gives 'ishmonger'.
'f'+'ishmonger'='FISHMONGER'

(Other definitions for fishmonger that I've seen before include "Shopkeeper" , "Shop" , "Seller of salmon, cod, etc" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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