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Serves us canapés in skillets (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

saucepans

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

'serves us canapes' is the wordplay.
'serves' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'served' mean this).
'us'+'canapes'='uscanapes'
'uscanapes' is an anagram of 'SAUCEPANS'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for saucepans that I've seen before include "Cooking pots" , "Cooking vessels" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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