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A sound white bucket (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pail

'bucket' is the definition.
('pail' can be a synonym of 'bucket')

'a sound white' is the wordplay.
'a sound' shows a homophone (sound like).
'white' becomes 'pale' (I've seen this before).
'pale' is a homophone of 'PAIL'.

(Other definitions for pail that I've seen before include "Container; sounds like dim" , "Cylindrical vessel" , "Milkmaid's bucket?" , "it may go down well" , "water-carrier" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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