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Big bag in room containing antique? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

holdall

'big bag' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'room containing antique?' is the wordplay.
'room' becomes 'hall' (hall is a kind of room**).
'containing' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'antique?' becomes 'old' ('old' can be similar in meaning to 'antique').
'hall' enclosing 'old' is 'HOLDALL'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for holdall that I've seen before include "Large bag (no need for another?)" , "Largish bag" , "Capacious bag or basket" , "Handled bag" , "Large carrying bag" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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