Fort in war expected to provide metal goods (7)

I believe the answer is:

tinware

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'metal goods' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'fort in war expected to provide' is the wordplay.
'to provide' indicates a hidden word.
'TINWARE' is hidden within 'fort in war expected'.

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(Other definitions for tinware that I've seen before include "Metal objects" , "Metal items" , "Cheap material" , "Articles made of metal plate - wet rain (anag)" , "Metal utensils" .)

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