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Vessel about to be wrecked (1-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

u-boat

'vessel' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'about to be wrecked' is the wordplay.
'to be wrecked' indicates an anagram.
'about' with letters rearranged gives 'U-BOAT'.

(Other definitions for u-boat that I've seen before include "Submersible warship armed with torpedoes" , "Take pool exercise" , "Sea vessel" , "About (anag)" , "German World War One or World War Two submarine" .)

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