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Of course it's a better device (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tote

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'a better device' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'of course it's' is the wordplay.
'of course' becomes 'tot' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'it' becomes 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT').
'tot'+'e'='TOTE'

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(Other definitions for tote that I've seen before include "Drag; betting system" , "It takes bets for horse races" , "Carry or shoulder" , "Carry - betting system" , "record of stakeholders' investments" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish News.
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