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Vessel to let loose at Beachy Head (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bottle

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

'to let loose at beachy head' is the wordplay.
'loose' indicates anagramming the letters (letters are loosened from their original positions).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'head' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'beachy' is 'b'.
'to'+'let'='tolet'
'tolet' anagrammed gives 'ottle'.
'ottle' after 'b' is 'BOTTLE'.

(Other definitions for bottle that I've seen before include "The spirit" , "Type of marine mammal" , "Nerve - container" , "cool" , "Glass container or slangy courage" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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