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Recompenses for jettisoning barrel from sailboat at sea (7)

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I believe the answer is:

solatia

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'recompenses for jettisoning' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'barrel from sailboat at sea' is the wordplay.
'barrel' becomes 'b' (industrial abbreviation).
'from' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'at sea' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sailboat' with 'b' removed is 'sailoat'.
'sailoat' is an anagram of 'SOLATIA'.

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(Another definition for solatia that I've seen is " compensation monies".)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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