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Forcibly take drunk sailor (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

highjack

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'forcibly take' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'drunk sailor' is the wordplay.
'drunk' becomes 'high' (I've seen this before).
'sailor' becomes 'jack' (informal term for a sailor).
'high'+'jack'='HIGHJACK'

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(Other definitions for highjack that I've seen before include "Illegally take" , "Seize by force" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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