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Pirate misheard the price of piercings in the US? (9)

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buccaneer

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(Other definitions for buccaneer that I've seen before include "Sea wolf" , "Unscrupulous opportunist" , "(Caribbean) pirate" , "'Sea Rover'" , "Piratical adventurer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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