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Alarm I’d set for navy man (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

admiral

'navy man' is the definition.

'alarm i'd set' is the wordplay.
'set' indicates anagramming the letters (instruction to set the letters).
'alarm'+'id'='alarmid'
'alarmid' with letters rearranged gives 'ADMIRAL'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for admiral that I've seen before include "Highest naval rank" , "foremost in fleet" , "Benbow, say" , "Powerful sailor" , "High-ranking naval officer like Nelson" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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