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Where one could get a spare item of crockery in kitchen (7,5)

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I believe the answer is:

bowling alley

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'where one could get a spare item' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.

'crockery in kitchen' is the wordplay.
'crockery' becomes 'bowl' (bowl is a kind of crockery).
'kitchen' becomes 'galley' (galley is a kind of kitchen).
'bowl'+'in'+'galley'='BOWLING ALLEY'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for bowling alley that I've seen before include "Where to find rolling pins" , "Where to play skittles" , "entertainment hall" .)

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