Finds the answer to how to make love in a ship (6)

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solves

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'finds the answer to how' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'make love in a ship' is the wordplay.
'make' is an anagram indicator.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'a ship' becomes 'SS' (prefix in ship names eg SS Great Britain).
'love' with letters rearranged gives 'olve'.
'olve' going into 'ss' is 'SOLVES'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for solves that I've seen before include "Deciphers, works out answer" , "Finds the answer to 1 ac" , "Arrives at explanation like Sherlock Holmes" , "Finds the answer, works out" , "Finds the solution" .)

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