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One's failed to settle crew held interminably at sea (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

welcher

'one's failed to settle' is the definition.
(someone who refuses to settle a bet)

'crew held interminably at sea' is the wordplay.
'interminably' means to remove the last letter.
'at sea' is an anagram indicator.
'crew'+'held'='crewheld'
'crewheld' with its last letter removed is 'crewhel'.
'crewhel' anagrammed gives 'WELCHER'.

(Another definition for welcher that I've seen is " Someone who fails to pay a debt".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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