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Face ferry often being out of order (10)

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effrontery

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'face' is the definition.
(I know that effrontery is a type of audaciousness)

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(Other definitions for effrontery that I've seen before include "Presumptuousness" , "Impertinence" , "Gall" , "lots of cheek!" , "Brass" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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