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Cover the cooking-vessel up (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

top

'cover' is the definition.
(I know that cover can be written as top)

'cooking-vessel up' is the wordplay.
'cooking vessel' becomes 'pot' (I've seen this before).
'up' is a reversal indicator (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'pot' written backwards gives 'TOP'.

'the' is the link.

(Other definitions for top that I've seen before include "Crown" , "Peak; child's toy" , "Highest point or position" , "Zenith" , "cap and > sweater" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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