Metal goods swimming in water (7)

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.

'swimming in water' is the wordplay.
'swimming' is an anagram indicator (letters swim around into a new order).
'in'+'water'='inwater'
'inwater' is an anagram of 'TINWARE'.

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(Other definitions for tinware that I've seen before include "Metal objects" , "Metal items" , "Cheap material" , "Baking sheets" , "Metal products" .)

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