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Duck, Sir Francis! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drake

I believe this is a double definition.

'duck' is the first definition.
(drake is a male duck)

'sir francis' is the second definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

(Other definitions for drake that I've seen before include "Plymouth bowler" , "English circumnavigator, d. 1596" , "-'s Drum (Newbolt)" , "Elizabethan sailor" , "old sailor" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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