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Sound like an ass welcoming foreign visitor to shop (6)

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betray

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'shop' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'sound like an ass welcoming foreign visitor' is the wordplay.
'sound like an ass' becomes 'bray' (I've seen this before).
'welcoming' is an insertion indicator (in sense of 'inviting in').
'foreign visitor' becomes 'et' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'bray' going around 'et' is 'BETRAY'.

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for betray that I've seen before include "Be disloyal to, abuse trust" , "Sell down the river" , "Double-cross like Judas" , "'Deceive, break trust (6)'" , "Let down" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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