Crossword Genius

Cans with rings on top (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

headphones

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

'rings on top' is the wordplay.
'rings' becomes 'phones' ('phone' can be a synonym of 'ring'**).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'top' becomes 'head' (head is a kind of top).
'phones' put after 'head' is 'HEADPHONES'.

'with' acts as a link.

(Another definition for headphones that I've seen is " cans".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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