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Contaminated one in container to spread (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tainted

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'contaminated' is the definition.
(tainting is a kind of contaminating)

'one in container to spread' is the wordplay.
'one in container' becomes 'tain' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to spread' becomes 'ted' (I've seen this in another clue).
'tain'+'ted'='TAINTED'

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(Other definitions for tainted that I've seen before include "Spoiled, stained" , "Contaminated, polluted" , "Adulterated" , "Corrupted, sullied" , "Flawed, contaminated" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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