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Sells one stocked by roofer given a lift (7)

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I believe the answer is:

retails

'sells' is the definition.
(retailing is a kind of selling)

'one stocked by roofer given a lift' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'I' (Roman numeral).
'stocked by' indicates putting letters inside.
'roofer' becomes 'slater' (someone who slates a roof).
'given a lift' says the letters should be written backwards.
'i' put into 'slater' is 'sliater'.
'sliater' written backwards gives 'RETAILS'.

(Other definitions for retails that I've seen before include "Sells" , "Peddles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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