Name large ship The Irishman (8)
I believe the answer is:
dubliner
'the irishman' is the definition.
(Dubliner is an example)
'name large ship' is the wordplay.
'name' becomes 'dub' (**).
'large ship' becomes 'liner' (I've seen this before).
'dub'+'liner'='DUBLINER'
(Other definitions for dubliner that I've seen before include "Irishman" , "Native of Ireland's capital" , "European capitalist" , "Capital dweller, as depicted by Joyce" , "Capital man" .)