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Puts up with the drawback in working at sea (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stewards

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'puts up with the drawback in working at sea' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'puts up with the drawback' is the wordplay.
'puts' becomes 'sets' (setting is a kind of putting).
'up' is a reversal indicator (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'with' is an insertion indicator.
'the drawback' becomes 'ward' (I've seen this in other clues).
'sets' back-to-front is 'stes'.
'stes' placed around 'ward' is 'STEWARDS'.

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(Other definitions for stewards that I've seen before include "Those who manage property, etc for someone else" , "They look after passengers on aircraft or ship" , "waiters" , "Persons employed to manage estates" , "Attendants, on aircraft say" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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