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Sailors possibly in a shipwreck (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crew

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'sailors' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for crew that I've seen before include "boastful" , "A kind of short cut" , "Those who man a ship or aircraft" , "Ship's or aircraft's staff" , "Ship's men" .)

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