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Container prone to leaking - ridiculously wet, total bother (3-5,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hot-water bottle

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'container' is the definition.
(hot-water bottle is a kind of container)

'ridiculously wet total bother' is the wordplay.
'ridiculously' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'wet'+'total'+'bother'='wettotalbother'
'wettotalbother' is an anagram of 'HOT-WATER BOTTLE'.

'prone to leaking' is the link.
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(Other definitions for hot-water bottle that I've seen before include "comfort in retirement!" , "Bed warmer" , "night heater" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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