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For sailor, fetch object (6)

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I believe the answer is:

target

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'object' is the definition.
(I know that object can be written as target)

'for sailor fetch' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'sailor' could be 'tar' (term for a sailor) and 'tar' is found in the answer.
'fetch' could be 'get' (synonyms) and 'get' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for target that I've seen before include "Point to aim at (6)." , "Thing to aim at" , "Butt" , "Goal to be aimed for" , "Goal, objective" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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