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Dab oar at sea on a boat (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aboard

'on a boat' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'dab oar at sea' is the wordplay.
'at sea' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dab'+'oar'='daboar'
'daboar' with letters rearranged gives 'ABOARD'.

(Other definitions for aboard that I've seen before include "On an aircraft" , "... [CRUISE SHIP] here, perhaps" , "on a liner, say" , "at sea, say?" , "Alongside" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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