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Speaks about a store (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

orates

'speaks' is the definition.
(orating is a kind of speaking)

'about a store' is the wordplay.
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'store'='astore'
'astore' with letters rearranged gives 'ORATES'.

(Other definitions for orates that I've seen before include "Talks pompously" , "Speaks formally, makes speech" , "Speechifies" , "Makes lengthy or pompous speech" , "Talks grandly from a platform" .)

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