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Item of tableware found when old lab was demolished (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

salad bowl

'item of tableware' is the definition.
(salad bowl is a type of tableware)

'old lab was demolished' is the wordplay.
'demolished' is an anagram indicator.
'old'+'lab'+'was'='oldlabwas'
'oldlabwas' with letters rearranged gives 'SALAD BOWL'.

'found when' acts as a link.

(Another definition for salad bowl that I've seen is " food container".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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