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Warship about to explode (1-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

u-boat

'warship' is the definition.
(U-boat is an example)

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

(Other definitions for u-boat that I've seen before include "Take pool exercise" , "Sea vessel" , "German submarine of WW2" , "Submersible warship armed with torpedoes" , "German WW 2 sub" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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