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Appliances from Q's successor in antithesis of Bond film? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dryers

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'appliances' is the definition.
(dryer is a kind of appliance)

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(Other definitions for dryers that I've seen before include "laundry workers" , "Devices for removing dampness as from hair" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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