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Mould to bung round a vessel for firing (7)

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I believe the answer is:

gunboat

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'vessel for firing' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'mould to bung round a' is the wordplay.
'mould' indicates anagramming the letters.
'round' is an insertion indicator.
'to'+'bung'='tobung'
'tobung' anagrammed gives 'gunbot'.
'gunbot' going around 'a' is 'GUNBOAT'.

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(Other definitions for gunboat that I've seen before include "Small armed vessel" , "Military vessel" , "Small military ship" , "Vessel (involved in a type of diplomacy?)" , "Not a bug (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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