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Vessel used by a girl for a bit of cleaning (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coracle

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

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(Other definitions for coracle that I've seen before include "Small wickerwork boat" , "little boat" , "Welsh wickerwork boat" , "Simple Celtic boat" , "See boat" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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