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Tradesperson is more obscene we hear (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grocer

'tradesperson' is the definition.

'more obscene we hear' is the wordplay.
'more obscene' becomes 'grosser'.
'we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'grosser' is a homophone of 'GROCER'.

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for grocer that I've seen before include "Food supplier" , "Food shop" , "Provision merchant" , "Seller of household items and food" , "Retail merchant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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