Mate's cry (4)

I believe the answer is:

ahoy

(Other definitions for ahoy that I've seen before include "Hailing term at sea" , "Nautical greeting" , "Hello there on board!" , "Nautical hail" , "Offshore hail" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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