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Victimise a vessel (3)

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I believe the answer is:

mug

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This clue might be a double definition.

'victimise' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I can't understand how one could define the other.

'a vessel' is the second definition.
(I know that mug is a type of drinking vessel)

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for mug that I've seen before include "A person easily deceived, by gum" , "Beaker" , "Idiot" , "Charlie" , "In slang, a person easily deceived" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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