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Day ending often in scandal, where sailors may be found (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

frigate

'where sailors may be found' is the definition.
(frigate is a type of ship)

'day ending often in scandal' is the wordplay.
'day' becomes 'fri' (abbreviation for Friday).
'ending often in scandal' becomes 'gate' (Watergate etc).
'fri'+'gate'='FRIGATE'

(Other definitions for frigate that I've seen before include "Type of warship" , "Warship; -- bird" , "Naval escort vessel" , "US warship" , "Ship" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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