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Couple I ran into knocked over (4)

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I believe the answer is:

item

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

'i ran into knocked over' is the wordplay.
'ran into' becomes 'met'.
'knocked over' is a reversal indicator.
'met' in reverse letter order is 'tem'.
'i'+'tem'='ITEM'

(Other definitions for item that I've seen before include "Unit or distinct part" , "Article, object" , "Loving couple" , "Whole individual unit" , "Detail - entry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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