The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SAMOVAR
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More clues leading to the result SAMOVAR
- Urn? More a vase, possibly, not European
- Russian vessel to circulate endlessly in western European river
- Soldiers guarding V&A with missile Russian leaves here?
- Russian brewer to relocate, abandoning base in German region
- Aroma’s very different in metal urn
- Tea dispenser's arms used to clutch eggs
- Singular aroma wafting around very exotic tea urn
- Large brewer run by Victor in an island state
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The straight part
We know that "Large brewer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case large brewer = samovar.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SAMOVAR mean?
SAMOVAR noun- A metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea. Traditionally, the water is heated by hot coals or charcoal in a chimney-like tube which runs through the center of the urn. Today, it is more likely that the water is heated by an electric coil.