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Shoulder bag in small chalet exploded (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

satchel

'shoulder bag' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'small chalet exploded' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'exploded' indicates anagramming the letters.
'chalet' is an anagram of 'atchel'.
's'+'atchel'='SATCHEL'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for satchel that I've seen before include "Schoolbag for children's books" , "Bag for school books" , "Bag -- latches (anag)" , "Small case with a shoulder strap" , "Get school item" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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