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Defender in boats destroyed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bastion

'defender' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'in boats destroyed' is the wordplay.
'destroyed' indicates an anagram.
'in'+'boats'='inboats'
'inboats' is an anagram of 'BASTION'.

(Other definitions for bastion that I've seen before include "Strong defender" , "staunch supporter" , "Defence - in boats (anag)" , "fortress" , "that's fortified" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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