Gets boats in trouble (7)
I believe the answer is:
obtains
'gets' is the definition.
('obtain' can be a synonym of 'get')
'boats in trouble' is the wordplay.
'trouble' indicates an anagram.
'boats'+'in'='boatsin'
'boatsin' is an anagram of 'OBTAINS'.
(Other definitions for obtains that I've seen before include "Authority" , "Gets" .)
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