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Would card distributor despatch this business? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dealership

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'would card distributor despatch this business?' is the definition.
'dealership' can be an answer for 'business?' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the rest of the definition.

'card distributor despatch this business?' is the wordplay.
'card distributor' becomes 'dealer' (I've seen this before).
'despatch this business?' becomes 'ship' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'dealer'+'ship'='DEALERSHIP'

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(Other definitions for dealership that I've seen before include "Business" , "Franchise to sell for a company" , "car showroom?" , "commercial entity" , "Car sales outlet" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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