Last word given to sailor on Irish ship who was open to suggestion (8)
I believe the answer is:
amenable
'open to suggestion' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'last word given to sailor on irish ship who' is the wordplay.
'last word' becomes 'amen' (last word in a prayer).
'given to' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'sailor on irish ship who' becomes 'able' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'amen'+'able'='AMENABLE'
'was' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for amenable that I've seen before include "Flexible, agreeable" , "Nameable as being willing to be controlled" , "Willing to yield or be influenced" , "Easily handled" , "Compliant - persuadable" .)