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Vehicle not returning package (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

carton

'package' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'vehicle not returning' is the wordplay.
'vehicle' becomes 'car' (car is a kind of vehicle).
'returning' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'not' written backwards gives 'ton'.
'car'+'ton'='CARTON'

(Other definitions for carton that I've seen before include "Container for food or liquid" , "Box made of cardboard" , "Flapped cardboard box" , "Dickensian hero" , "fictional lawyer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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