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Put off carrying tin, having bottle (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

decanter

'bottle' is the definition.
(decanter is a kind of bottle)

'put off carrying tin' is the wordplay.
'put off' becomes 'deter' (I've seen this before).
'carrying' indicates putting letters inside.
'tin' becomes 'can' ('can' can be a synonym of 'tin').
'deter' enclosing 'can' is 'DECANTER'.

'having' is the link.

(Other definitions for decanter that I've seen before include "Bottle with a stopper for wine" , "Serving bottle for liquor" , "Glass spirits container" , "Wine or spirits container" , "Type of bottle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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