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Bins accept less rubbish (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spectacles

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'bins' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'accept less rubbish' is the wordplay.
'rubbish' indicates anagramming the letters (a poor quality or rubbish spelling of the letters).
'accept'+'less'='acceptless'
'acceptless' is an anagram of 'SPECTACLES'.

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(Other definitions for spectacles that I've seen before include "they make things easier to read" , "Viewing aid" , "may be before one's eyes" , "splendid entertainments?" , "Glasses - showy displays" .)

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