Cathy steered the boat (5)

I believe the answer is:

yacht

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'boat' is the definition.
(I know that yacht is a more specific form of the action boat)

'cathy steered' is the wordplay.
'cathy' anagrams to 'YACHT'.
But, I am not clear how this is indicated.

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for yacht that I've seen before include "Sailing boat" , "Pleasure craft" , "Luxury purchase" , "Type of boat" , "Light sailing-vessel for sport" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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