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Parts with some horses for about lb50 (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sells

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'lb50' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'parts with some horses for' is the wordplay.
'parts' becomes 'ells' (ell is a kind of part).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'some horses for' becomes 's' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ells' after 's' is 'SELLS'.

'about' is the link.

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(Other definitions for sells that I've seen before include "Retails" , "Markets" , "Flogs" , "Vends" , "Exchanges for payment" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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