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As egg containers they should share the load (7)

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I believe the answer is:

baskets

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'should share the load' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'as egg containers they' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'as' is found in the answer.
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(Another definition for baskets that I've seen is " Woven containers".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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