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Band right for ship (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

liner

'ship' is the definition.
(liner is a kind of ship)

'band right' is the wordplay.
'band' becomes 'line' (**).
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'line'+'r'='LINER'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for liner that I've seen before include "eg QE2" , "Passenger ship - bin bag" , "Seagoing vessel - goes with bin, eye or hard" , "Removable inner skin or large passenger ship" , "Cosmetic; fine paintbrush" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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