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Household items to be found in decreasing use? (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

steam irons

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'household items' is the definition.

'be found in decreasing use?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'be' could be 'am' and 'am' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'to' acts as a link.

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I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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