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Seal petition in bag (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gasket

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'seal' is the definition.
(gasket is a kind of seal)

'petition in bag' is the wordplay.
'petition' becomes 'ask'.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'bag' becomes 'get' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'ask' put into 'get' is 'GASKET'.

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(Other definitions for gasket that I've seen before include "Seal (in, eg, engine)" , "engineering part" , "Sealing sheet in an engine" , "Flat sheet used as engine seal" , "Seal between metal faces" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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