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Nautical note burning outside (9)

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I believe the answer is:

seafaring

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'nautical' is the definition.
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'note burning outside' is the wordplay.
'note' becomes 'fa' (musical note).
'burning' becomes 'searing' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'outside' indicates putting letters inside (some letters go outside others).
'fa' inserted within 'searing' is 'SEAFARING'.

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(Other definitions for seafaring that I've seen before include "ocean travel" , "So Jack's likely to be" , "Travelling the ocean" , "Sailor's way of life" , "Just like Jack" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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