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Totally casual kicks hampering tango (5)

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I believe the answer is:

totes

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'totally casual' is the definition.
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'kicks hampering tango' is the wordplay.
'kicks' becomes 'toes' (toe can mean to kick someone with one's toe).
'hampering' indicates putting letters inside (hamper can mean to obstruct or restrain).
'tango' becomes 'T' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'toes' enclosing 't' is 'TOTES'.

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(Other definitions for totes that I've seen before include "Carries, lugs" , "Bears" , "Carries, drags" , "Carries the betting system" , "Carries or shoulders" .)

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