The mutineers thought him a bit of a blighter (5)

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bligh

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(Other definitions for bligh that I've seen before include "HMS Bounty's captain" , "HMS Bounty captain" , "old captain dismissed" , "CA [CHILDRENS ADVENTURE] captain" , "The mutinous Bounty's captain" .)

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