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It breaks the surface before a morning dip (3,5)

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I believe the answer is:

egg spoon

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'it breaks' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'surface before a morning dip' is the wordplay.
'surface' becomes 'egg' (egging is a kind of surfacing).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a morning dip' becomes 'spoon' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'egg'+'spoon'='EGG-SPOON'

'the' is the link.

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(Another definition for egg spoon that I've seen is " little scoop".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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