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Unopened surprise barrel (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tun

'barrel' is the definition.
(tun is a kind of barrel)

'unopened surprise' is the wordplay.
'unopened' means to remove the first letter.
'surprise' becomes 'stun' (stunning is a kind of surprising).
'stun' with its first letter taken away is 'TUN'.

(Other definitions for tun that I've seen before include "butt" , "Container of beer" , "Cask, vat" , "Large cask or barrel" , "beer barrel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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