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Pompous fool one found on ship (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ass

'pompous fool' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'one found on ship' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'a'.
'found on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'ship' becomes 'ss'.
'a'+'ss'='ASS'

(Other definitions for ass that I've seen before include "jack" , "Braying creature" , "Titania loved one" , "Stupid person or American bum" , "Long-eared animal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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