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Sort of quaint European collectible perhaps (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

antique

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'collectible perhaps' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'sort of quaint european' is the wordplay.
'sort of' indicates anagramming the letters.
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'quaint' is an anagram of 'antiqu'.
'antiqu'+'e'='ANTIQUE'

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(Other definitions for antique that I've seen before include "from long ago" , "Archaic" , "Object from the past sought by collectors" , "of great age" , "From the distant past" .)

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