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Small, trendy vessel (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ship

'vessel' is the definition.
(I know that vessel can be written as ship)

'small trendy' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'trendy' becomes 'hip' (both can mean fashionable).
's'+'hip'='SHIP'

(Other definitions for ship that I've seen before include "Send" , "Sea-going craft" , "part of navy" , "Ocean vessel" , "eg QE2" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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