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Is little skill required to sail them? (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

small craft

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'sail them?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'is little skill required' is the wordplay.
'is little' becomes 'small' (synonyms).
'skill' becomes 'craft' (craft is a kind of skill).
'required' says to put letters next to each other.
'small'+'craft'='SMALL CRAFT'

'to' is the link.

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