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Idle phrase wrecked authorised business (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dealership

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'business' is the definition.
(I know that dealership is a type of business)

'idle phrase wrecked' is the wordplay.
'wrecked' indicates an anagram.
'idle'+'phrase'='idlephrase'
'idlephrase' anagrammed gives 'DEALERSHIP'.

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

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