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Deck or dock (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

orlop

'deck' is the definition.
(orlop is a kind of deck)

'or dock' is the wordplay.
'dock' becomes 'lop'.
'or'+'lop'='ORLOP'

(Other definitions for orlop that I've seen before include "Lowest deck of a wooden sailing ship" , "deck at the lowest point" , "part of ship" , "Ship's lowest deck" , "hold covering" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.
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