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Put away each tin-opener (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eat

'put away' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'each tin-opener' is the wordplay.
'each' becomes 'ea'.
'opener' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letter of 'tin' is 't'.
'ea'+'t'='EAT'

(Other definitions for eat that I've seen before include "put away" , "Do cats - bats? Do bats - cats? (Alice in Wonderland)" , "get stuck in" , "Worry" , "Consume for tea" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.
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