Bad people find target in ship (7)

I believe the answer is:

sinners

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'bad people' is the definition.
'sinners' can be an answer for 'people' (sinner is a kind of person). I'm unsure of the 'bad' bit.

'target in ship' is the wordplay.
'target' becomes 'inner' (I've seen this before).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'ship' becomes 'SS' (prefix in ship names eg SS Great Britain).
'inner' placed within 'ss' is 'SINNERS'.

'find' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for sinners that I've seen before include "Transgressors of divine law" , "criminals" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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