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Pack run in the morning (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ram

'pack' is the definition.
('ram' can be a synonym of 'pack')

'run in the morning' is the wordplay.
'run' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'in the morning' becomes 'am' (**).
'r'+'am'='RAM'

(Other definitions for ram that I've seen before include "Male animal; stuff" , "Strike violently" , "man with many partners?" , "Male sheep - bash into it" , "Crash into, maybe for battering" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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