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Flies before noon found in deep litter (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jetsam

'deep litter' is the definition.
(items littered in the sea or 'the deep')

'flies before noon' is the wordplay.
'flies' becomes 'jets' (jetting is a kind of flying).
'before noon' becomes 'am'.
'jets'+'am'='JETSAM'

'found in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for jetsam that I've seen before include "Floating wreckage" , "Goods thrown overboard from ship in distress" , "Goods washed ashore from shipwreck" , "it is scattered at sea" , "Goods jettisoned from a ship and washed up on shore" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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