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Pirate cure can be fake (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

buccaneer

'pirate' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'cure can be fake' is the wordplay.
'fake' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cure'+'can'+'be'='curecanbe'
'curecanbe' is an anagram of 'BUCCANEER'.

(Other definitions for buccaneer that I've seen before include "Sea wolf" , "Corsair" , "'Sea Rover'" , "Sea robber" , "Unscrupulous opportunist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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