Pay to reach new drug peddler? (10)

I believe the answer is:

apothecary

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'drug peddler?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'pay to reach new' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'pay'+'to'+'reach'='paytoreach'
'paytoreach' anagrammed gives 'APOTHECARY'.

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(Other definitions for apothecary that I've seen before include "Old-style pharmacist" , "Drug dispenser" , "Drug supplier" , "Old-style chemist" , "dealer, old-style" .)

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

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