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Mutinous aboard U-boat, possibly with rationed supply (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

insubordinate

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'mutinous' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'aboard u-boat possibly with rationed supply' is the wordplay.
'aboard' becomes 'in' (eg in a vehicle).
'u-boat' becomes 'sub' (German submarine).
'possibly with rationed supply' becomes 'ordinate' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in'+'sub'+'ordinate'='INSUBORDINATE'

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(Other definitions for insubordinate that I've seen before include "Recalcitrant" , "Mutinous" , "Cheeky" , "Not submissive to authority" , "Badly behaved" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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