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See dry rot ruined vessel (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

destroyer

'vessel' is the definition.
(destroyer is a kind of vessel)

'see dry rot ruined' is the wordplay.
'ruined' is an anagram indicator.
'see'+'dry'+'rot'='seedryrot'
'seedryrot' is an anagram of 'DESTROYER'.

(Other definitions for destroyer that I've seen before include "One who wrecks" , "killer" , "likely to break down" , "heavily armed warship" , "Small, fast warship" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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