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Very nice shop with many debts (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

delicious

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

'shop with many debts' is the wordplay.
'shop' becomes 'deli' (deli is a kind of shop).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'many' becomes 'c' (C is the Roman numeral for 100).
'debts' becomes 'IOUs' (promises to pay debts).
'deli'+'c'+'ious'='DELICIOUS'

(Other definitions for delicious that I've seen before include "Luscious, toothsome" , "Delightful; tasty" , "Yummy" , "very nice" , "Scrumptious" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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