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Tender lass struggling with big furniture item (8,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dressing table

'furniture item' is the definition.
(dressing table is a type of item of furniture)

'tender lass struggling with big' is the wordplay.
'struggling with' indicates an anagram.
'tender'+'lass'='tenderlass'
'tenderlass' anagrammed with 'big' makes 'DRESSING-TABLE'.

(Other definitions for dressing table that I've seen before include "Bedroom item" , "Piece of furniture with mirror and drawers for cosmetics etc" , "Bedroom furniture, usually with mirror and drawers" , "one'll usually have a large glass on top" , "Here one may make up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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