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Badly run vessel (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

urn

'vessel' is the definition.
(urn is a type of container)

'badly run' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'run' anagrammed gives 'URN'.

(Other definitions for urn that I've seen before include "Holder of the Ashes?" , "a large vase as for cremation ashes" , "Ashes trophy" , "A vase, as for holding human ashes" , "Large pot for making tea" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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