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Sudden blow absorbed by the German dealer in cloth (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

draper

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'dealer in cloth' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'sudden blow absorbed by the german' is the wordplay.
'sudden blow' becomes 'rap' (rap is a kind of blow. I am not sure about the 'sudden' bit.).
'absorbed by' is an insertion indicator.
'the german' becomes 'der' ('the' in German).
'rap' going into 'der' is 'DRAPER'.

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(Other definitions for draper that I've seen before include "Seller of textiles" , "Fabric seller" , "Dealer in fabrics and sewing materials" , "One sells sewing materials" , "Material businessman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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