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A basket you can pull right in (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trug

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'a basket' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'pull right in' is the wordplay.
'pull' becomes 'tug' (tug is a kind of pull).
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'tug' going around 'r' is 'TRUG'.

'you can' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for trug that I've seen before include "Fruit-basket" , "Small boat" , "Shallow oblong wooden basket" , "Basket to use in 17" , "Shallow wooden basket for gardeners" .)

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