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Advance money to sailor, say, for sandwich (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

submarine

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'for sandwich' is the definition.
(submarine sandwich is a kind of sandwich)

'advance money' is the wordplay.
'advance' becomes 'sub' (I've seen this in other clues).
'money' becomes 'marine' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'sub'+'marine'='SUBMARINE'

'to sailor say' is the link.
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(Other definitions for submarine that I've seen before include "... underwater craft" , "Under the surface" , "Under the sea" , "Submersible warship" , "snack" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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