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A rude song at sea — dicey! (9)

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I believe the answer is:

dangerous

'dicey' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'a rude song at sea' is the wordplay.
'at sea' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'rude'+'song'='arudesong'
'arudesong' anagrammed gives 'DANGEROUS'.

(Other definitions for dangerous that I've seen before include "Unsafe, risky" , "Posing a hazard" , "Perilous, unsafe" , "menacing" , "Pope: 'A little learning is a . . . . . . . . . thing'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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