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Dispenser very close by me holds ornate china

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I believe the answer is:

vendingmachine

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'dispenser' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'very close by me holds ornate china' is the wordplay.
'very' becomes 'v' (abbreviation).
'close' becomes 'ending' (synonyms).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'holds' indicates putting letters inside.
'ornate' indicates an anagram (an unusual or complex form of the letters).
'china' with letters rearranged gives 'achin'.
'me' placed around 'achin' is 'machine'.
'v'+'ending'+'machine'='VENDING MACHINE'

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