Confiscates sea chest in shipwreck (8)

I believe the answer is:

escheats

'confiscates' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'sea chest in shipwreck' is the wordplay.
'in shipwreck' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'sea'+'chest'='seachest'
'seachest' anagrammed gives 'ESCHEATS'.

(Another definition for escheats that I've seen is " Confiscates".)

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

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