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Vessels from Holland draw fleet out (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

delftware

'vessels from holland' is the definition.
(type of Dutch ceramics)

'draw fleet out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'draw'+'fleet'='drawfleet'
'drawfleet' with letters rearranged gives 'DELFTWARE'.

(Other definitions for delftware that I've seen before include "crockery" , "Decorative stuff" , "pottery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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