What does the cryptic crossword clue "Seller of food that’s less appetising, we hear? (6)" mean?

The definition is "hear?". The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). sounds like (we hear): 'grosser'=more gross="less appetising" The answer is GROCER.

Seller of food that’s less appetising, we hear? (6)

Guardian Cryptic #29570 | 3 Down | 2024-12-19 flower

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