Part of a boat - the SS Ernest perhaps (11)

I believe the answer is:

sternsheets

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'ernest perhaps' is the definition.
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'part of a boat the ss' is the wordplay.
'part' becomes 'stern' (stern is a kind of part).
'of' indicates an anagram (the answer comes from or 'of' the letters).
'a boat' becomes 'e'.
'e'+'the'+'ss'='ethess'
'ethess' anagrammed gives 'sheets'.
'stern'+'sheets'='STERNSHEETS'

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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