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<p id="pa01" num="0001">A cap (30) for closing a spout (100) of a neck (20) of a package (10) is provided. The cap comprises a sidewall (32) being provided with inner threads (34) for engagement with corresponding outer threads (102) of the neck (20), and an inner top surface (36) forming a closing surface for the spout (100), wherein the sidewall (32) has an uppermost portion (38) connecting to the inner top surface (36), said uppermost portion (38) comprising a guiding structure (40).
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