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Slows to trot out port carriers? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

decanters

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'carriers?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for decanters that I've seen before include "containers for wine" , "Ardent sec provides wine flasks for table" , "Bottles with stoppers, for serving wine or water" , "Wine is poured into these for use at table" , "The wine bottles have sad centre, oddly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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