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Bit of sticking plaster for shredding equipment used in office (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

staplers

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'shredding equipment used in office' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'bit of sticking plaster' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'plaster' is 'stapler' which is within the answer.
A single letter 's' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'for' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for staplers that I've seen before include "Devices to fasten sheets of paper together" , "stationery items" .)

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