The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BUNDLE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "package" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case package = bundle.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does BUNDLE mean?
BUNDLE noun- A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying.
- A package wrapped or tied up for carrying.
- A group of products or services sold together as a unit.
- A large amount, especially of money.
- A cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres.
- A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a chunk, cluster, or lexical bundle.
- (Mac OS X) A directory containing related resources such as source code; application bundle.
- A quantity of paper equal to two reams (1000 sheets).
- A court bundle, the assemblage of documentation prepared for, and referred to during, a court case.
- Topological space composed of a base space and fibers projected to the base space.
- To tie or wrap together into a bundle.
- To hustle; to dispatch something or someone quickly.
- To prepare for departure; to set off in a hurry or without ceremony; used with away, off, out.
- To dress someone warmly.
- To dress warmly. Usually bundle up
- To sell hardware and software as a single product.
- To hurry.
- To hastily or clumsily push, put, carry or otherwise send something into a particular place.
- To sleep on the same bed without undressing.
- (often with 'on') To jump into a dogpile.
- To pile on, to overwhelm in other senses.