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Rod detailed breaking in to expose himself to mother hen recently? (9)

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I believe the answer is:

incubator

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'rod' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'detailed breaking in to expose himself to mother hen recently?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'in' is found in the answer.
'to' is within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for incubator that I've seen before include "Bird hatchery" , "Apparatus for hatching eggs" , "Promotor of growth" , "Support organization" , "Egg-hatching apparatus" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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