The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TRAPPER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TRAPPER
- One exploiting hides close to frontier?
- Provider of furs maybe — material some sent back
- Snarer of wildlife returning in salesman role
- Theatre role recalled hunter
- Portion brought back for each voyageur
- Kit Carson, say, in theatre role upon retirement
- Theatre role: twisted poacher
- Person seeking fur — salesman getting some returned
- Theatre role coming up for hunter
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The straight part
We know that "Person seeking fur" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case person seeking fur = trapper.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does TRAPPER mean?
TRAPPER noun- One who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals for their furs.
- A child who opens and shuts a trapdoor in a gallery or level.
- An ornamental covering for a horse. See trapping and caparison.
- A drug dealer.
- A performer of trap music.