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Go along with a third-rate crew? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

accompany

'go along with' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a third-rate crew?' is the wordplay.
'third-rate' becomes 'c'.
'crew?' becomes 'company' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'c'+'company'='ACCOMPANY'

(Other definitions for accompany that I've seen before include "Travel along with" , "Go with as a companion" , "Unbelief" , "Escort" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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