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Out of debt on the surface (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

afloat

This clue is a double definition.

'out of debt' is the first definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'on the surface' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for afloat that I've seen before include "On board a ship; out of difficulty" , "Buoyed" , "Buoyant: solvent" , "get out of debt" , "At sea, drifting aimlessly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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