A ship wrecked in beastly style (5)

I believe the answer is:

apish

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'a ship wrecked in beastly style' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'a ship wrecked' is the wordplay.
'wrecked' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ship' anagrammed gives 'pish'.
'a'+'pish'='APISH'

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(Other definitions for apish that I've seen before include "Foppish" , "Silly" , "Foolish; simian" , "Foolish; like a monkey" , "Stupid" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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