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Ladle disturbed red pip (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dipper

'ladle' is the definition.
(I know that dipper is a type of ladle)

'disturbed red pip' is the wordplay.
'disturbed' indicates anagramming the letters (the order of letters is disturbed).
'red'+'pip'='redpip'
'redpip' is an anagram of 'DIPPER'.

(Other definitions for dipper that I've seen before include "Diving-bird" , "Aquatic bird" , "Ladle; bird" , "Bird frequenting streams" , "Water bird - Great Bear" .)

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