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Titanic destroyer (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

iceberg

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'titanic destroyer' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.

This is all the clue.

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(Other definitions for iceberg that I've seen before include "Mass calved from a glacier" , "shunned by sailors?" , "Mass carved from a glacier" , "Hazard in Arctic sea" , "Floating mass (of lettuce?)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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