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The lad needs transport for a chemical container (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

carboy

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'container' is the definition.
(carboy is a kind of container)

'the lad needs transport for a chemical' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'lad' could be 'boy' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'boy' is found within the answer.
'transport' could be 'car' (car is a method of transport) and 'car' is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for carboy that I've seen before include "Large bottle for holding corrosive liquids" , "Large glass container" , "a lot of bottle?" , "Large round bottle in wicker casing" , "Large bottle in wicker basket" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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