Obsessed captain (4)

I believe the answer is:

'obsessed captain' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for ahab that I've seen before include "Captain of the whaler Pequod" , "Melville's Captain" , "Name of captain seeking Moby Dick" , "Captain hunting Moby Dick" , "Ancient king of Israel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, the King Feature Syndicate and The New York Times.

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