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Overturned wagon in back garden (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yard

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'back garden' is the definition.
'yard' can be an answer for 'garden' (I have seen 'American garden' mean 'yard' so perhaps 'garden' could also mean 'yard'). I am not sure about the 'back' bit.

'overturned wagon' is the wordplay.
'overturned' is a reversal indicator.
'wagon' becomes 'dray' (dray is a kind of wagon).
'dray' written backwards gives 'YARD'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for yard that I've seen before include "Imperial unit of length" , "American garden" , "Earth" , "Unit of measure" , "Measure - enclosed space" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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