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Kidnap a seaman somewhere in China (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shanghai

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This could be a double definition.

'kidnap a seaman' is the first definition.
'shanghai' can be an answer for 'kidnap' (shanghaiing is a kind of kidnaping). I am unsure of the 'a seaman' bit.

'somewhere in china' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for shanghai that I've seen before include "Take to sea" , "Abduct to serve as a sailor" , "How to impress a sailor" , "many Chinese folk?" , "'What shall we do with a drunken sailor?'" .)

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