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He stole away from the shore (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pirate

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'he stole away from the shore' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'he stole away from the' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'he' could be 'ira' and 'ira' is located in the answer.
'from' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is located in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'p' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for pirate that I've seen before include "Corsair" , "Criminal on the high seas" , "Captain Hook, say" , "Sea-robber" , "operating illegally" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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