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Those who look after business propositions (7)

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I believe the answer is:

tenders

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'those' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'look after business propositions' is the wordplay.
'look after' becomes 'tend' (tending is a kind of looking after).
'business propositions' becomes 'ers' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'tend'+'ers'='TENDERS'

'who' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tenders that I've seen before include "Supply ships" , "Offers to do work for a stated amount" , "Dinghies towed by ships" , "They provide supplies to other ships" , "Bids" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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