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Struggle with package's first buckle (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

warp

'buckle' is the definition.
(I know that buckle can be written as warp)

'struggle with package's first' is the wordplay.
'struggle' becomes 'war' (warring is a kind of struggling).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'package's first' becomes 'p' (1st letter of 'package').
'war'+'p'='WARP'

(Other definitions for warp that I've seen before include "Crane fly larva" , "Abnormality in character" , "Distort, ship's rope" , "Pervert - lengthways threads" , "Of wood, twist under heat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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