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Boat sure to be blown up—by me? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

saboteur

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'me?' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'boat sure to be blown up' is the wordplay.
'to be blown up' indicates an anagram.
'boat'+'sure'='boatsure'
'boatsure' with letters rearranged gives 'SABOTEUR'.

'by' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for saboteur that I've seen before include "Wrecker -- sour beat (anag)" , "Political wrecker" , "One engaged in malicious disruption" , "Rebel" , "One causes damage for political reasons" .)

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