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Tradesman possibly welcomed by the three blind mice? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

retailer

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(Other definitions for retailer that I've seen before include "Merchant" , "story-teller" , "Purveyor" , "Seller (of goods)" , "Tradesman" .)

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