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Can sex put back touch of naughtiness? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tin

'can' is the definition.
(both are metal containers)

'sex put back touch of naughtiness?' is the wordplay.
'sex' becomes 'it' (a common euphemism).
'put back' is a reversal indicator.
'touch of' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'naughtiness' is 'n'.
'it' back-to-front is 'ti'.
'ti'+'n'='TIN'

(Other definitions for tin that I've seen before include "Money" , "Metal in Argentina" , "Ready" , "roofing material" , "Kind of metal often used as food container" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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