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Black and silver item of luggage (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bag

'item of luggage' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'black and silver' is the wordplay.
'black' becomes 'b' (as in pencil classifications).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'silver' becomes 'ag' (Ag is the chemical symbol for silver).
'b'+'ag'='BAG'

(Other definitions for bag that I've seen before include "Quantity of game shot in a particular period" , "Secure" , "Carrier" , "Item of luggage; catch and kill (an animal)" , "interest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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