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Prow’s damaged with him? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shipworm

'prow's damaged with him?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.

'prow's damaged with him?' is the wordplay.
'damaged with' indicates an anagram.
'prows' mixed up with 'him' gives 'SHIPWORM'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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