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One thing I met on the way back (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

item

'one thing' is the definition.
(an item is a thing)

'i met on the way back' is the wordplay.
'on the way back' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'met' reversed gives 'tem'.
'i'+'tem'='ITEM'

(Other definitions for item that I've seen before include "Unit; detail" , "Record" , "couple linked" , "One article" , "Individual object" .)

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