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One might pass through customs in Germany chewing a Big Mac with pilot (10,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

diplomatic bag

'one might pass through customs' is the definition.
(customs officers cannot open a diplomatic bag)

'germany chewing a big mac with pilot' is the wordplay.
'germany' becomes 'd' (vehicle registration code for Deutschland).
'chewing' is an anagram indicator.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'a'+'big'+'mac'='abigmac'
'abigmac' after 'pilot' is 'pilotabigmac'.
'pilotabigmac' with letters rearranged gives 'iplomaticbag'.
'd'+'iplomaticbag'='DIPLOMATIC BAG'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for diplomatic bag that I've seen before include "Embassy's mail container" , "Embassy mail sack" , "One taking post abroad" , "Embassy mail pouch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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