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Spooner's secret vessel that contains disinfectant for Cambridge, say (5-3)

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I believe the answer is:

sheep-dip

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This clue might be a double definition.

'spooner's' is the first definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'secret vessel that contains disinfectant for cambridge say' is the second definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

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(Other definitions for sheep-dip that I've seen before include "Pesticide bath for proverbially silly animals" , "'Pesticide mixture for ovines (5,3)'" , "Farm animal's bath" , "Fleece disinfectant" , "Fleece cleaner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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