Pirate, British, to be clean-shaven? (10)

I believe the answer is:

blackbeard

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

'british to be clean-shaven?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'british' could be 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in 'BBC') and 'b' is located in the answer.
'be' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Another definition for blackbeard that I've seen is " Pirate".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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