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There's said to be a market for the thing (6)

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I believe the answer is:

affair

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'the thing' is the definition.
('affair' can be a synonym of 'thing')

'there's said to be a market' is the wordplay.
'there's' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'said to be' becomes 'af' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'a market' becomes 'fair' (both can mean a place where things are sold).
'af'+'fair' is 'AFFAIR'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for affair that I've seen before include "Happening" , "Event; fling" , "Secret romance" , "Clandestine romance" , "Illicit liaison" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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