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Person leaving vessel with one? Something used in kitchen (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

colander

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'in kitchen' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'person leaving vessel with one? something' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'with' could be 'and' and 'and' is found in the answer.
'one?' could be 'er' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'er' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'col' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'used' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for colander that I've seen before include "Boiled 20 Down may be strained through this" , "Kitchen vessel" , "Kitchen strainer" , "Straining pan" , "Culinary strainer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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