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Group of military vessels are made at docks - every stern (6)

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I believe the answer is:

armada

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'group of military vessels' is the definition.

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(Other definitions for armada that I've seen before include "Naval fighting force" , "Large number of ships (Spanish?)" , "vessels" , "Fighting unit" , "group of ships" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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