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Very good container, edge swapped around (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tiptop

'very good' is the definition.
(tiptop can mean excellent)

'container edge swapped around' is the wordplay.
'container' becomes 'pot' (pot is a kind of container).
'edge' becomes 'pit'.
'swapped around' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'pot'+'pit'='potpit'
'potpit' back-to-front is 'TIPTOP'.

(Other definitions for tiptop that I've seen before include "cracking" , "Very fine" , "Best of its kind" , "The pinnacle of perfection" , "Excellent, super" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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