Historically, a ship's cheapest accommodation (8)

I believe the answer is:

steerage

(Other definitions for steerage that I've seen before include "avoided by the "posh" set" , "Cheapest part of liner" , "Cheap part of ship" , "Densely-packed travellers here" , "Cheapest classes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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