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Holiday sailor can take on land, or else have at sea (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shore leave

'holiday sailor can take on land' is the definition.
(sailor's leave on land)

'or else have at sea' is the wordplay.
'at sea' indicates anagramming the letters.
'or'+'else'+'have'='orelsehave'
'orelsehave' is an anagram of 'SHORE-LEAVE'.

(Other definitions for shore leave that I've seen before include "Time off for sailors in port" , "rest of the crew" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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