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New boats need time to wreck (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sabotage

'to wreck' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'new boats need time' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'need' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' becomes 'age' (an age is a period of time).
'boats' is an anagram of 'sabot'.
'sabot'+'age'='SABOTAGE'

(Other definitions for sabotage that I've seen before include "Treachery!" , "Scupper" , "cripple" , "Vandalism" , "Subvert" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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