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A lunatic capsized sailing (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nautical

'sailing' is the definition.
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'a lunatic capsized' is the wordplay.
'capsized' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'lunatic'='alunatic'
'alunatic' with letters rearranged gives 'NAUTICAL'.

(Other definitions for nautical that I've seen before include "Like 8 21[HORATIO NELSON]" , "Seafaring" , "A lunatic (anag)" , "about boats" , "Maritime" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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