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Jack returned to deck of cards (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tarot

'deck of cards' is the definition.
(deck of cards for fortune telling)

'jack returned to' is the wordplay.
'jack' becomes 'tar' (both are informal terms for sailor).
'returned' is a reversal indicator.
'to' reversed gives 'ot'.
'tar'+'ot'='TAROT'

(Other definitions for tarot that I've seen before include "Picture card" , "Arcana cards" , "Sort of cards" , "Cards often used in fortune-telling" , "Fortune teller's seventy eight card pack" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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