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Place Crete developed for vessel (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

receptacle

'vessel' is the definition.
(I know that vessel can be written as receptacle)

'place crete developed' is the wordplay.
'developed' indicates an anagram.
'place'+'crete'='placecrete'
'placecrete' with letters rearranged gives 'RECEPTACLE'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for receptacle that I've seen before include "What may contain something" , "tank, say" , "Container" , "bin, perhaps" , "Holder" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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