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Swift to provide a market permit (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

martlet

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

'a market permit' is the wordplay.
'a market' becomes 'mart' (synonyms).
'permit' becomes 'let' (synonyms).
'mart'+'let'='MARTLET'

'to provide' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for martlet that I've seen before include "Swallow (in heraldry)" , "Heraldic swallow" , "Heraldic bird" , "Charge, being legless" , "... once swift" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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