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Piggott on nag, evidently concealing weight (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tonnage

'weight' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'piggott on nag evidently concealing' is the wordplay.
'concealing' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'TONNAGE' is hidden in the letters of 'piggott on nag evidently'.

(Other definitions for tonnage that I've seen before include "Ship's size or carrying capacity" , "Weight of cargo - ship's carrying capacity" , "No agent (anag)" , "Capacity of ship" , "Measure of cargo space" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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