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Happy with agent set up to take the place of a traveller (5)

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I believe the answer is:

gypsy

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'traveller' is the definition.
(gypsy is a kind of traveller)

'happy with agent set up' is the wordplay.
'happy' becomes 'gy' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'with' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'agent' becomes 'spy' (spy is a kind of agent).
'set up' says the letters should be written in reverse (in a down clue, letters go up).
'spy' in reverse letter order is 'yps'.
'gy' enclosing 'yps' is 'GYPSY'.

'to take the place of a' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for gypsy that I've seen before include "Romany" , "old Broadway play" , "Traveller" , "Member of a normadic people" .)

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