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South Australian male criticises boats (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sampans

'boats' is the definition.
(sampan is a kind of boat)

'south australian male criticises' is the wordplay.
'south' becomes 'S' (synonyms).
'australian' becomes 'A'.
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'criticises' becomes 'pans' (I've seen this in another clue).
's'+'a'+'m'+'pans'='SAMPANS'

(Another definition for sampans that I've seen is " Chinese skiffs".)

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