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Suspend Republican dealer (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

draper

'dealer' is the definition.
(I know that draper is a type of dealer)

'suspend republican' is the wordplay.
'suspend' becomes 'drape'.
'republican' becomes 'R' (abbreviation in US politics).
'drape'+'r'='DRAPER'

(Other definitions for draper that I've seen before include "Cloth merchant" , "Retailer of cloth" , "man of the cloth" , "Seller of textiles" , "Dealer in cloth and clothing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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