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Give to understand that the top comes off easily (5)

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imply

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'give' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for imply that I've seen before include "State indirectly" , "Indicate indirectly" , "Mean" , "Infer" , "Intimate, suggest indirectly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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