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Pack zero pastry cases (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tarot

'pack' is the definition.
(type of card pack)

'zero pastry cases' is the wordplay.
'zero' becomes 'o'.
'pastry' becomes 'tart' (tart is a kind of pastry).
'cases' is an insertion indicator.
'o' put within 'tart' is 'TAROT'.

(Other definitions for tarot that I've seen before include "Set of cards used by fortune-tellers" , "Mystic cards" , "Sort of cards" , "Pack of cards used in fortune-telling" , "Cards used for fortune telling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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