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Fastening ship’s first staff (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

screw

'fastening' is the definition.
(I know that screw is a type of fastening)

'ship's first staff' is the wordplay.
'ship's first' becomes 's' (1st letter of 'ship').
'staff' becomes 'crew' (crew of workers).
's'+'crew'='SCREW'

(Other definitions for screw that I've seen before include "Prison officer (slang)" , "Propeller; fixing pin" , "The Turn of the ___ , 1898 Henry James horror story" , "Fastener; propeller" , "Fixer needing driver" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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