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Small hamper for kind of party (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

slumber

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'kind of party' is the definition.

'small hamper' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'small' could be 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size) and 's' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'lumber' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'for' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for slumber that I've seen before include "Snooze" , "Rumbles (anag.)" , "Doze" , "nap" , "Overnight social event for (American) teenage girls" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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