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Picture firm haggle regularly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

image

'picture' is the definition.
('image' can be a synonym of 'picture')

'firm haggle regularly' is the wordplay.
'regularly' indicates alternate letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'firm'+'haggle'='firmhaggle'
The alternate letters of 'firmhaggle' are 'IMAGE'.

(Other definitions for image that I've seen before include "Dead ringer" , "Likeness U symbol" , "Mental or physical representation" , "Simile, metaphor" , "Effigy, icon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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