Packed up devising a plot about a beast (5)
I believe the answer is:
boxed
'packed up devising' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with contact as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'a plot about a beast' is the wordplay.
'a plot' becomes 'bed' (a plot of land).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'a beast' becomes 'ox'.
'bed' enclosing 'ox' is 'BOXED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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