Captain whose Bounty crew mutinied (5)

I believe the answer is:

bligh

(Other definitions for bligh that I've seen before include "HMS Bounty captain" , "The mutinous Bounty's captain" , "Vice admiral" , "Sea captain" , "old captain dismissed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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