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Meat traveller brought back in covered basket (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hamper

'covered basket' is the definition.
(as in a picnic hamper)

'meat traveller brought back' is the wordplay.
'meat' becomes 'ham' (ham is a kind of meat).
'traveller' becomes 'rep' (travel company worker).
'brought back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'rep' reversed gives 'per'.
'ham'+'per'='HAMPER'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for hamper that I've seen before include "Christmas basket" , "Food-basket" , "basket with a cover" , "Hinder; basket" , "Impede the movement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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