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Acrostic of "find accommodating receptacle to entomb dead" (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coffin

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'receptacle to entomb dead' is the definition.
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'acrostic of find accommodating' is the wordplay.
'accommodating' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'COFFIN' is hidden in the letters of 'acrostic of find'.

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(Other definitions for coffin that I've seen before include "Box for a corpse" , "Sarcophagus" , "Casket for the dead" , "Box for burial" , "Box for the dead" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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