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Machine broken, gin escaped bottles (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

engine

'machine' is the definition.
(I know this)

'broken gin escaped bottles' is the wordplay.
'bottles' says the answer is hidden in the clue (bottling is a kind of containing).
'ENGINE' is hidden within 'broken gin escaped'.

(Other definitions for engine that I've seen before include "Power unit" , "Machine converting energy into motion" , "Motive machine" , "Machine supplying power" , "Machine that converts energy into motion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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