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Tobacco in a wrapper (5)

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I believe the answer is:

cigar

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This might be a double definition.

'tobacco' is the first definition.
(cigar is a kind of tobacco)

'wrapper' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'in a' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for cigar that I've seen before include "Roll of cured tobacco" , "Cylinder of tobacco" , "Havana, say" , "Big roll of tobacco" , "Smoked item" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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