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Bombs go down breaking ship apart (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

speeds

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'bombs' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'go down breaking ship apart' is the wordplay.
'go' becomes 'pee' (both can mean to urinate).
'down' becomes 'd'.
'breaking' is an insertion indicator.
'ship apart' becomes 'ss' (prefix in ship names eg SS Great Britain. I am not sure about the 'apart' bit.).
'pee'+'d'='peed'
'peed' put into 'ss' is 'SPEEDS'.

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(Other definitions for speeds that I've seen before include "Goes fast, maybe too fast" , "Rates of acceleration" , "Moves very quickly" , "Rates of movement" , "these may be in knots" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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