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Turns up, the foreign credit application for the most part is in the post (6)

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parcel

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'post' is the definition.
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'turns up the foreign credit application for the most part' is the wordplay.
'turns up' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'the foreign' becomes 'le' (**).
'credit' becomes 'cr'.
'application' becomes 'app'.
'for the most part' means to remove the last letter.
'cr'+'app'='crapp'
'crapp' with its final letter removed is 'crap'.
'le'+'crap'='lecrap'
'lecrap' reversed gives 'PARCEL'.

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(Other definitions for parcel that I've seen before include "'Bundle, package (6)'" , "Something wrapped up in package, as for posting" , "Wrapped item in post" , "Small piece of land" , "Piece (of land); something to post" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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