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Loveless sailor staggers round bars (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rails

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'bars' is the definition.
(rail is a kind of bar)

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(Other definitions for rails that I've seen before include "For trains" , "Makes a protest" , "Train tracks" , "Water birds" , "secretive birds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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