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It can smash a canoe to pieces (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ocean

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

'canoe to pieces' is the wordplay.
'to pieces' is an anagram indicator (the same pieces in a new order).
'canoe' anagrammed gives 'OCEAN'.

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(Other definitions for ocean that I've seen before include "An immense expanse of sea" , "Indian perhaps" , "Large expanse of sea" , "lot of liquid" , "Large stretch of sea" .)

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