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Vessel carrying fuel from Loire (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oiler

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'vessel' is the definition.
(oiler is a kind of vessel)

'fuel from loire' is the wordplay.
'loire' anagrams to 'OILER'.
However, I am not clear how this is indicated.

'carrying' is the link.

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(Other definitions for oiler that I've seen before include "It carries fuel" , "it may be 4 [SHIPSHAPE]" , "Grease monkey" , "Chippendales assistant?" , "One applying lubricant" .)

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