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Clear evidence of what a ship is carrying (8)

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I believe the answer is:

manifest

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'clear' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'evidence of what a ship is carrying' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for manifest that I've seen before include "Plain - cargo list" , "Evident" , "Obvious; demonstrate" , "Conspicuous; cargo list" , "Document listing a ship's contents for customs purposes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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