Crossword Genius

Current reportedly made hole contained by ship (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inboard

'contained by ship' is the definition.

'current reportedly made hole' is the wordplay.
'current' becomes 'in' (I've seen this in other clues).
'reportedly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'made hole' becomes 'bored'.
'bored' is a homophone of 'board'.
'in'+'board'='INBOARD'

(Other definitions for inboard that I've seen before include "(Motor) within ship" , "housed in Hull?" , "description of boat's engine" , "Kind of boat engine" , "Within a ship's hull" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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