Pirate's pal (5)
I believe the answer is:
matey
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">pirate's pal</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for matey that I've seen before include "Friendly, sociable" , "china" , "Pirate's chum (colloq.)" , "Close chum (slang)" , "Sunshine" .)