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Put up list on a Soda Stream? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

aerator

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'soda stream?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

'put up list on a' is the wordplay.
'put up' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'list' becomes 'rota' (rota is a kind of list).
'on' becomes 're' (regarding).
'rota'+'re'+'a'='rotarea'
'rotarea' backwards is 'AERATOR'.

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(Other definitions for aerator that I've seen before include "Device making bubbles in a fish tank" , "Device such as used in tropical fish tanks" , "Device introducing air" , "Maybe fork" , "Device for pumping in air" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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