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Metal goods ruined in water (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tinware

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'metal goods' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'ruined in water' is the wordplay.
'ruined' indicates an anagram.
'in'+'water'='inwater'
'inwater' with letters rearranged gives 'TINWARE'.

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(Other definitions for tinware that I've seen before include "Baking sheets" , "Cheap material" , "Articles made of metal plate - wet rain (anag)" , "Metal items" , "Metal utensils" .)

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