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Pan collection is about to commit murder (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

skillet

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'pan' is the definition.
(I know that skillet is a type of pan)

'collection is about to commit murder' is the wordplay.
'collection' becomes 'set' (set is a kind of collection).
'is about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'to commit murder' becomes 'kill' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'set' enclosing 'kill' is 'SKILLET'.

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(Other definitions for skillet that I've seen before include "Frying-pan" , "Cooking-pot" , "Small long-handled pan" , "Metal cooking pot with long handle" , "Long-handled cooking pot" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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