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Get the boat in somehow (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

obtain

'get' is the definition.
(I know that get can be written as obtain)

'boat in somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates anagramming the letters.
'boat'+'in'='boatin'
'boatin' is an anagram of 'OBTAIN'.

'the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for obtain that I've seen before include "Get, procure" , "Get - secure" , "Get or lay hold of" , "Come into possession of" , "Acquire or procure" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard and The Globe and Mail.
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