Castaway sailors embroider reports (6)

I believe the answer is:

crusoe

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'castaway' is the definition.
(Robinson Crusoe, from the novel by Daniel Defoe)

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(Other definitions for crusoe that I've seen before include "shipwrecked fellow" , "Abandoned" , "Friday was his man" , "See 9" , "Defoe's hero derived" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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