One who sailed under jolly Roger? (6)

I believe the answer is:

pirate

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(Other definitions for pirate that I've seen before include "Bandit of the ocean, buccaneer" , "Illegal" , "sailor" , "fake" , "Illegally-copied (version)" .)

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