Closes, as a backpack (4)

I believe the answer is:

zips

(Other definitions for zips that I've seen before include "Clothes fasteners" , "Trouser fasteners" , "Slide fasteners" , "Dispatches" , "Toothed fasteners" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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