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Sticker back on a container (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gelatin

'sticker' is the definition.
(gelatin is sticky)

'back on a container' is the wordplay.
'back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'on' becomes 'leg' (cricket term, fielding positions).
'container' becomes 'tin' (tin is a kind of container).
'leg' written backwards gives 'gel'.
'gel'+'a'+'tin'='GELATIN'

(Other definitions for gelatin that I've seen before include "Colourless protein - edible jelly" , "Tag line (anag.); glue" , "Substance used in glue and cooking" , "Jelling agent" , "something gluey" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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