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Commercial association distributed claret (6)

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I believe the answer is:

cartel

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'commercial association' is the definition.
'cartel' can be an answer for 'association' (I know that cartel is a type of pool). I'm unsure of the 'commercial' bit.

'distributed claret' is the wordplay.
'distributed' indicates an anagram.
'claret' is an anagram of 'CARTEL'.

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(Other definitions for cartel that I've seen before include "Organisation for political or market control" , "Group of firms that agree fixed prices in order to limit competition" , "Syndicate formed to restrict competition" , "Group formed to limit competition" , "Manufacturers' group controlling market" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.
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