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Metal objects drifting in water (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tinware

'metal objects' is the definition.
(items made from tin)

'drifting in water' is the wordplay.
'drifting' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in'+'water'='inwater'
'inwater' is an anagram of 'TINWARE'.

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

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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