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Boat firm getting clear away (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coracle

'boat' is the definition.
(coracle is a kind of boat)

'firm getting clear away' is the wordplay.
'firm' becomes 'co' (a firm is a company).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'away' indicates anagramming the letters.
'clear' is an anagram of 'racle'.
'co'+'racle'='CORACLE'

(Other definitions for coracle that I've seen before include "Small paddled boat" , "craft" , "Welsh wickerwork boat" , "Welsh version of the currach" , "little boat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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