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Brandy receptacle returned by unimportant employee (6)

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I believe the answer is:

cognac

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'brandy' is the definition.
(Cognac is an example)

'receptacle returned by unimportant employee' is the wordplay.
'receptacle' becomes 'can' (type of receptacle or vessel).
'returned' is a reversal indicator.
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'unimportant employee' becomes 'cog' (I have seen 'minor employee' mean 'cog' so perhaps 'employee' could also mean 'cog'. I am not sure about the 'unimportant' bit.).
'can' reversed gives 'nac'.
'nac' put after 'cog' is 'COGNAC'.

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(Other definitions for cognac that I've seen before include "strong drink" , "Good brandy" , "High-quality brandy" , "High quality brandy" , "Brandy of the French Charente" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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