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Sleep in capsized vessel (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nap

'sleep' is the definition.
(a nap is a short sleep)

'capsized vessel' is the wordplay.
'capsized' says the letters should be written backwards (in a down clue, the word turns upside down).
'vessel' becomes 'pan' (vessel or container for cooking).
'pan' in reverse letter order is 'NAP'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for nap that I've seen before include "A brief snooze" , "One likely to win" , "Quick sleep; raised pile" , "Pile of material" , "Kip" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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