Deals I arranged having gone by boat (6)

I believe the answer is:

sailed

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'gone by boat' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with motion as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'deals i arranged' is the wordplay.
'arranged' indicates an anagram.
'deals'+'i'='dealsi'
'dealsi' anagrammed gives 'SAILED'.

'having' is the link.

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(Other definitions for sailed that I've seen before include "Travelled by boat" , "Travelled by wind over water" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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