Organisation of vessels for military or merchants (4)

I believe the answer is:

navy

(Other definitions for navy that I've seen before include "Fleet - blue" , "Fleet of ships" , "Colour of the fleet" , "Dark shade of blue" , "Marine force" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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