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Make case to contain echo (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

create

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'make' is the definition.
(I know that make can be written as create)

'case to contain echo' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'echo' could be 'e' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.) and 'e' is found within the answer.
'case' could be 'crate' (crating is a kind of casing) and 'crate' is located in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for create that I've seen before include "Bring into existence" , "Make, Porduce" , "found" , "Design" , "Build" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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