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A naval reject? (8)

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castaway

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(Other definitions for castaway that I've seen before include "Tom Hanks movie" , "Rejected person" , "worthless" , "just one left on the Strand?" , "Shipwreck survivor" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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