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Get at a can on the outside (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

attain

'get' is the definition.
(attaining is a kind of getting)

'at a can on the outside' is the wordplay.
'can' becomes 'tin' (both are metal containers).
'on the outside' is an insertion indicator.
'a' going inside 'tin' is 'tain'.
'at'+'tain'='ATTAIN'

(Other definitions for attain that I've seen before include "Reach (a specified level)" , "Manage to get" , "Reach (a specified age)" , "Reach (age, size etc.)" , "Succeed in reaching, achieve" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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