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Man on board that is a new arrival? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

rookie

'a new arrival?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'man on board that is' is the wordplay.
'man on board' becomes 'rook' (chess).
'that is' becomes 'ie' ('i.e.' can be a synonym of 'that is').
'rook'+'ie'='ROOKIE'

(Other definitions for rookie that I've seen before include "Raw recruit" , "New recruit as to army" , "Slang for a new recruit" , "Callow recruit" , "Novice" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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