Old sailor with an heir (5)
I believe the answer is:
anson
'old sailor' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'with an heir' is the wordplay.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'heir' becomes 'son' (I've seen this before).
'an' put next to 'son' is 'ANSON'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for anson that I've seen is " George ____, circumnavigator and admiral, 1697-1762".)
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