Did he sail in a galley? (4)

I believe the answer is:

cook

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'did he sail in a galley?' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for cook that I've seen before include "Prepare a hot meal" , "spoil" , "Prepares a hot meal" , "18th-century explorer" , "Famous sailor" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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