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Vessel just about wrecked (1-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

u-boat

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

'about wrecked' is the wordplay.
'wrecked' indicates anagramming the letters.
'about' with letters rearranged gives 'U-BOAT'.

'just' is the link.

(Other definitions for u-boat that I've seen before include "German submarine of WW2" , "German WW 2 sub" , "Submersible warship of WWII" , "German World War One or World War Two submarine" , "Sea vessel" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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