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Nice meal pet ruined that’s near fireplace (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mantelpiece

'that's near fireplace' is the definition.

'nice meal pet ruined' is the wordplay.
'ruined' indicates an anagram.
'nice'+'meal'+'pet'='nicemealpet'
'nicemealpet' with letters rearranged gives 'MANTELPIECE'.

(Other definitions for mantelpiece that I've seen before include "place by fire?" , "Shelf over fireplace" , "Fireplace surround" , "Structure around a fireplace" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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