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Worry about container for rifle (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

carbine

'rifle' is the definition.
(carbine is a kind of rifle)

'worry about container' is the wordplay.
'worry' becomes 'care' (I've seen this before).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'container' becomes 'bin' (bin is a kind of container**).
'care' enclosing 'bin' is 'CARBINE'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for carbine that I've seen before include "Light automatic rifle -- nice bra (anag)" , "A short light automatic rifle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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