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Idiot left with bottles (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

twit

'idiot' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'left with bottles' is the wordplay.
'bottles' says the answer is hidden in the clue (bottling is a kind of containing).
'TWIT' is hidden in the letters of 'left with'.

(Other definitions for twit that I've seen before include "Slangily a foolish person" , "Silly ass" , "Silly person; tease" , "Mild word for a fool" , "Ninny" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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