Crossword Genius

Trinket taken from jug — gift we might pick up (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

knickknack

'trinket' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'jug gift we might pick up' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'jug' could be 'nick' (I've seen this before) and 'nick' is found in the answer.
'gift' could be 'knack' (knack is a kind of gift) and 'knack' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'k' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'taken from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for knickknack that I've seen before include "Cheap ornament" , "Trinket" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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