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In audition, why chat about craft? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yacht

'craft?' is the definition.
(I know that yacht is a type of vessel)

'in audition why chat about' is the wordplay.
'in audition' shows a homophone (sound like) (audition can mean hearing).
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'why' is a homophone of 'y'.
'chat' with letters rearranged gives 'acht'.
'y'+'acht'='YACHT'

(Other definitions for yacht that I've seen before include "Light, fast sailing-vessel" , "Cathy (anag.)" , "Sailing craft" , "Small pleasure boat" , "Pleasure craft" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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