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Trainspotter losing head — it's like a sieve (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ricer

'it's like a sieve' is the definition.
(ricers are similar to sieves)

'trainspotter losing head' is the wordplay.
'trainspotter' becomes 'gricer' (gricer can mean a trainspotter).
'losing head' means to remove the first letter.
'gricer' with its initial letter taken away is 'RICER'.

(Other definitions for ricer that I've seen before include "American kitchen utensil" , "Sieve (US)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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