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Huge container - a sort once seen in Italy? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oscan

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'sort once seen in italy?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'huge container a' is the wordplay.
'huge' becomes 'os' (abbreviation for outsize).
'container' becomes 'c' (this could be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'a' becomes 'an'.
'os'+'c'+'an'='OSCAN'

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(Other definitions for oscan that I've seen before include "Extinct language of southern Italy" , "Ancient tongue" , "old language" , "Language once heard" , "Old tongue" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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