Crew prepare before last of folk board on ship (9)
I believe the answer is:
gangplank
'board on ship' is the definition.
'gangplank' can be an answer for 'ship' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'board on' bit.
'crew prepare before last of folk' is the wordplay.
'crew' becomes 'gang' (synonyms).
'prepare before' becomes 'plan' (I've seen this in another clue. I am not sure about the 'before' bit.).
'last of' suggests the final letters.
The final letter of 'folk' is 'k'.
'gang'+'plan'+'k'='GANGPLANK'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gangplank that I've seen before include "Way on to ship" , "crew has put down roughly" , "way of leaving Britannia?" , "Pirates made people walk it" , "Movable board used as bridge to ship" .)