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Strange lot, if in thin wrapping (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tinfoil

'thin wrapping' is the definition.

'strange lot if in' is the wordplay.
'strange' indicates an anagram.
'lot'+'if'+'in'='lotifin'
'lotifin' with letters rearranged gives 'TINFOIL'.

(Other definitions for tinfoil that I've seen before include "Kitchen item" , "Wrapping around food" , "Food wrapper" , "Thin metallic sheets for protecting food" , "Thin metal sheet for wrapping food etc" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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