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Liberal student getting rid of the second letter in the freight vessel (5)

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large

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(Other definitions for large that I've seen before include "Lager (anag.)" , "Immense" , "Tall" , "jumbo" , "Big, outsize" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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