Fore, for the H.M.S. Pinafore (4)

I believe the answer is:

prow

(Other definitions for prow that I've seen before include "bows" , "Projecting front part of ship" , "Front of boat" , "Boat's bow" , "Bow of a vessel" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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