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Creature that a pirate holds (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tapir

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

'that a pirate holds' is the wordplay.
'holds' indicates a hidden word.
'TAPIR' is hidden within 'that a pirate'.

(Other definitions for tapir that I've seen before include "creature" , "Tropical hoofed mammal with a flexible proboscis" , "A trip (anag) - animal" , "Long-nosed, hoofed mammal" , "Nocturnal mammal with a short flexible proboscis" .)

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