Supplier of pork and game for hamper (6)
I believe the answer is:
hogtie
'hamper' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
'supplier of pork and game' is the wordplay.
'supplier of pork' becomes 'hog' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'game' becomes 'tie' (I've seen this before).
'hog'+'tie'='HOGTIE'
'for' is the link.
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I've seen this clue in The Times.
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