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Short, short kitchen utensil (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

whisk

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'kitchen utensil' is the definition.
(I know that whisk is a type of kitchen utensil)

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(Other definitions for whisk that I've seen before include "Food mixer" , "Kitchen utensil" , "Egg beater" , "Beat to a froth" , "Kitchen mixer" .)

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