### Clue: Henry, basket-seller of 23(sic) (6)
### Answer: HOSIER 
 ### Explanation: Definition: seller of 23
 H(abbrev. for the Henry, the unit of ) + OSIER(a basket made from branches or twigs of various willow trees).
Answer: A seller of nylon stockings(answer to 24 down) and such, for the female sex.