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Can return the egg (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nit

'the egg' is the definition.
(nit is a kind of egg)

'can return' is the wordplay.
'can' becomes 'tin' (synonyms).
'return' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'tin' back-to-front is 'NIT'.

(Other definitions for nit that I've seen before include "Louse-egg" , "Louse's egg - berk" , "small egg" , "Young louse" , "Louse's egg; idiot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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