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Ground tanks in Crete -- service provider required? (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tennis racket

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'service provider required?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'ground tanks in crete' is the wordplay.
'ground' indicates anagramming the letters ('grind' the letters into a new form).
'tanks'+'in'+'crete'='tanksincrete'
'tanksincrete' is an anagram of 'TENNIS-RACKET'.

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(Other definitions for tennis racket that I've seen before include "This could help one make a good return" , "One comes to court" , "Game equipment" , "Sports item" , "Scam at Wimbledon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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