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In tip, taste cans (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trendy

'in' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'tip taste cans' is the wordplay.
'tip' becomes 'end'.
'taste' becomes 'try' ('try' can be a synonym of 'taste').
'cans' means one lot of letters goes inside another (to can could mean to contain).
'end' placed into 'try' is 'TRENDY'.

(Other definitions for trendy that I've seen before include "Informally in the latest fashion" , "Informally, following the fashions" , "In accordance with the latest fad" , "Stylish" , "With it, a la mode" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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