Water in a tureen (3)

I believe the answer is:

ure

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'water' is the definition.
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'in a tureen' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'URE' is hidden in the letters of 'tureen'.

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(Other definitions for ure that I've seen before include "Midge --, singer" , "River at Ripon" , "Wensleydale river" , "River of N. Yorkshire" , "Ripon's river" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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