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Security emptied trunk in procedure (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

system

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'procedure' is the definition.
(a procedure is a system or practice)

'security emptied trunk' is the wordplay.
'emptied' suggests removing the centre.
'trunk' becomes 'stem' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'security' with its centre taken out is 'sy'.
'sy'+'stem'='SYSTEM'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for system that I've seen before include "The government" , "Arrangement of things working together" , "set-up" , "Set of things in a connected whole" , "Network" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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