Marine mammals confused men at sea (8)

I believe the answer is:

manatees

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'marine mammals' is the definition.
'manatees' can be an answer for 'mammals' (manatee is a kind of mammal). I am not certain of the 'marine' bit.

'confused men at sea' is the wordplay.
'confused' indicates an anagram.
'men'+'at'+'sea'='menatsea'
'menatsea' anagrammed gives 'MANATEES'.

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(Other definitions for manatees that I've seen before include "Men at sea (anag) - aquatic mammals" , "Large plant-eating mammals of tropical waters" , "Sirenians" , "Water creatures" .)

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