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Kilos, for example, in cask (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

keg

'cask' is the definition.
(I know that keg is a type of cask)

'kilos for example' is the wordplay.
'kilos' becomes 'k' (abbreviation).
'for example' becomes 'eg' (short for 'exempli gratia', 'for example' in Latin).
'k'+'eg'='KEG'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for keg that I've seen before include "Small beer cask" , "Barrel as for beer" , "Small cask or barrel" , "Sort of beer" , "What's found at King's Head" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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