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Mug in set gets smashed (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stein

'mug' is the definition.
(stein is a kind of mug)

'in set gets smashed' is the wordplay.
'gets smashed' indicates anagramming the letters (the original order of letters is smashed up).
'in'+'set'='inset'
'inset' with letters rearranged gives 'STEIN'.

(Other definitions for stein that I've seen before include "Gertrude ---; US writer" , "Gertrude __, avant-garde US author, d. 1946" , "German tankard" , "Glass" , "Earthenware beer jug" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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