What does the cryptic crossword clue "Small fees regularly deducted for each returning commercial traveller (8)" mean?

The definition is "commercial traveller". The wordplay uses a reversal. SALES (synonym="letters remaining in S M A L L F E E S when letters 2, 4, 6 and 8 [regularly] are excluded [deducted]") + PER (reversal="for each") = SALESREP The answer is SALESREP.

Small fees regularly deducted for each returning commercial traveller (8)

Independent Cryptic #11945 | 7 Across | 2025-01-21 flower

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