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Bordeaux perhaps harbours English vessel (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vein

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'vessel' is the definition.
(vein is a kind of vessel)

'bordeaux perhaps harbours english' is the wordplay.
'bordeaux perhaps' becomes 'vin' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'harbours' is an insertion indicator.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'vin' going around 'e' is 'VEIN'.

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(Other definitions for vein that I've seen before include "Distinctive quality" , "Tube that carries blood to the heart" , "Part of the blood circulation system" , "Leaf rib; ore layer in rock" , "Deposit of mineral" .)

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