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Unusual case about an item of crockery (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sauceboat

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'crockery' is the definition.
(I know that sauceboat is a type of dish)

'unusual case about' is the wordplay.
'unusual' is an anagram indicator.
'case'+'about'='caseabout'
'caseabout' is an anagram of 'SAUCEBOAT'.

'an item of' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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