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Tobacco usefully wrapped (5)

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cigar

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

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(Other definitions for cigar that I've seen before include "Smoked item" , "Corona, eg" , "Close, but no ___ !" , "Havana, say" , "Tobacco product" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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