Also next to ship (7)

I believe the answer is:

besides

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'also' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'next to ship' is the wordplay.
'next to' becomes 'beside' (I've seen this before).
'ship' becomes 's' (this could be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'beside'+'s'='BESIDES'

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(Other definitions for besides that I've seen before include "What's more" , "In addition, as well" , "to boot" , "Anyway" , "Additionally" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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