Condemns certain vessels (4)

I believe the answer is:

pans

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'vessels' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for pans that I've seen before include "vessels" , "Cooking utensils" , "Criticises" , "roasts" , "Kitchen utensils" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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