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Wildly eviscerate group holding gunpowder? (3,7)

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I believe the answer is:

tea service

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'group holding gunpowder?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'wildly eviscerate' is the wordplay.
'wildly' indicates an anagram.
'eviscerate' with letters rearranged gives 'TEA-SERVICE'.

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(Other definitions for tea service that I've seen before include "that may be brought to the table" , "Cups, saucers, plates, etc" , "China pieces" , "crockery" , "China possibly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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