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Scrap of pink paper that's a case for scrap collectors (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fragment

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

'pink paper that's a case for scrap collectors' is the wordplay.
'pink paper' becomes 'FT' (the Financial Times is printed on pink paper).
'that's a case for' is an insertion indicator.
'scrap collectors' becomes 'ragmen' (I've seen this in another clue).
'ft' placed around 'ragmen' is 'FRAGMENT'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for fragment that I've seen before include "Piece broken off something else" , "Incomplete part" , "Shard" , "Small portion" , "Broken-off piece" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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