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Famous ship is short of freight (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

argo

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'famous ship' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'short of freight' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'arg' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for argo that I've seen before include "Fabulous ship" , "Ancient ship" , "Agro about the constellation" , "Jason's craft" , "Ship Jason sailed to find the Golden Fleece" .)

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