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A sailing ship and a pirate (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brigand

'a pirate' is the definition.
(brigand is a type of thief)

'a sailing ship and' is the wordplay.
'a sailing ship' becomes 'brig' (brig is a kind of sailing ship).
'brig'+'and'='BRIGAND'

(Other definitions for brigand that I've seen before include "Plunderer" , "Freebooter" , "Pirate" , "Gang member" , "Country robber" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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