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Fleet I'll float round (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flotilla

'fleet' is the definition.
(I know that flotilla is a type of fleet)

'i'll float round' is the wordplay.
'round' is an anagram indicator.
'ill'+'float'='illfloat'
'illfloat' with letters rearranged gives 'FLOTILLA'.

(Other definitions for flotilla that I've seen before include "many boats" , "A lot of craft" , "Fleet of small craft" , "Fleet of small warships" , "Fleet of small ships" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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