Cryptic crossword clue
Forcibly crush bread in vessel 11

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word STEAMROLLER

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The straight part
We know that "Forcibly crush" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case forcibly crush = steamroller.
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What does STEAMROLLER mean?

STEAMROLLER noun
  1. A steam-powered heavy road roller
  2. Any heavy road roller
  3. (by extension) any seemingly irresistible force
  4. A pipe, used for smoking cannabis, open at both ends and having a bowl near one end; it rolls the smoke (steam)
STEAMROLLER verb
  1. To level a road using a steamroller
  2. To proceed ruthlessly against all opposition as if with an overwhelming force; to overpower

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