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Try an old broken boat (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gondola

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

'try an old broken' is the wordplay.
'try' becomes 'go' (go is a kind of try).
'broken' is an anagram indicator.
'an'+'old'='anold'
'anold' with letters rearranged gives 'ndola'.
'go'+'ndola'='GONDOLA'

(Other definitions for gondola that I've seen before include "Venetian taxi" , "Venetian boat - airship cabin" , "It's traditionally used on the canals of Venice" , "narrow boat" , "Venetian transport" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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