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Purchaser's lower barn picked up (5)

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buyer

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'purchaser's' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'barn picked up' is the wordplay.
'barn' becomes 'byre' (I've seen this before).
'picked up' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'byre' is a homophone of 'BUYER'.

'lower' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for buyer that I've seen before include "A purchaser, maybe for firm" , "Caveat emptor - . . . . . beware" , "One forking out money" , "Shop employee" , "One making purchase" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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