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I zip pack, containing fractions? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ratios

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'fractions?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'i zip pack containing' is the wordplay.
'zip' becomes 'o' (zip can mean zero).
'pack' becomes 'rats' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'containing' is an insertion indicator.
'i'+'o'='io'
'io' inserted within 'rats' is 'RATIOS'.

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(Other definitions for ratios that I've seen before include "Relative magnitudes of quantities" , "Proportional relations" , "Relationships between two amounts" .)

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