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Stops the gang entering with jars or bottles (5-4)

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I believe the answer is:

screw-tops

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'jars or bottles' is the definition.
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'stops the gang entering' is the wordplay.
'the gang' becomes 'crew' ('crew' can be a synonym of 'gang').
'entering' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'stops' enclosing 'crew' is 'SCREW-TOPS'.

'with' acts as a link.

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