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Secure packing chest for gingerbread (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parkin

'gingerbread' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'secure packing chest' is the wordplay.
'secure' becomes 'pin' (pinning is a kind of securing**).
'packing' indicates putting letters inside.
'chest' becomes 'ark' (ark is a kind of chest).
'pin' enclosing 'ark' is 'PARKIN'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for parkin that I've seen before include "Soft gingerbread" , "Type of gingerbread" , "Ginger oatmeal cake" , "Variety of gingerbread" , "Scottish biscuit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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