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Hate the sailor cutting short a hornpipe (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abhor

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'hate' is the definition.
(abhorring is a kind of hating)

'sailor cutting short a hornpipe' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'sailor' could be 'ab' (abbreviation for able seaman) and 'ab' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for abhor that I've seen before include "Loathe, find repugnant" , "cannot stand" , "Loathe, detest" , "Abominate" , "Sea between Africa and Australia" .)

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