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Trader’s
personal
claim
to
be
old-fashioned
baggage-carrier
(8)
Trader’s personal claim to be old-fashioned baggage-carrier (8)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
Look at Trader — that's your definition, someone who brings goods into the country. For the wordplay, take I'M (a personal claim, short for "I am") and stick it in front of PORTER (an old-fashioned baggage-carrier) and there's your answer.