Boats taking the girls for an outing? (8)

I believe the answer is:

lighters

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'boats' is the definition.
(lighter is a kind of boat)

'the girls for an outing?' is the wordplay.
'the girls' can be anagrammed to 'LIGHTERS'.
Though, I am not sure how the anagram is indicated.

'taking' is the link.

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(Other definitions for lighters that I've seen before include "Cigarette igniters or kind of boats" , "They'll get pipes going" .)

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