Filipinos essentially packing trunks (5)

I believe the answer is:

noses

'trunks' is the definition.
(an elephant's trunk is its nose)

'filipinos essentially packing' is the wordplay.
'packing' indicates a hidden word.
'NOSES' is hidden in the letters of 'filipinos essentially'.

(Other definitions for noses that I've seen before include "Proboscises" , "Facial features" , "Examines or detects by smelling" , "Hooters" , "Snouts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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