Bark's brave owner sails out east (6)

I believe the answer is:

lassie

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'bark's brave owner' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'sails out east' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'east' becomes 'e' (synonyms).
'sails' anagrammed gives 'lassi'.
'lassi'+'e'='LASSIE'

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for lassie that I've seen before include "Scots girl - film dog" , "girl found" , "Girl from Scotland and dog from film" , "''Will ye go ..., go'' (folksong)" , "Movie role for several dog stars" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.