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Desperate Dan puts shovel … (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dustpan

'shovel' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'desperate dan puts' is the wordplay.
'desperate' indicates anagramming the letters (a desperate or pathetic spelling).
'dan'+'puts'='danputs'
'danputs' anagrammed gives 'DUSTPAN'.

(Other definitions for dustpan that I've seen before include "Container associated with brush" , "What's frequently found by a brush -- stand up (anag)" , "Sweeper's receptacle" , "Brushed dirt collector" , "Sweeping receptacle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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