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Save broken receptacle (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vase

'receptacle' is the definition.
(I know that vase is a type of receptacle)

'save broken' is the wordplay.
'broken' indicates anagramming the letters.
'save' is an anagram of 'VASE'.

(Other definitions for vase that I've seen before include "Flower container - save it" , "Urn" , "Holder for flowers" , "Container for cut flowers" , "Cut flower container" .)

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