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Refit gas fitting on warships (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

frigates

'warships' is the definition.
(frigate is a kind of warship)

'refit gas fitting' is the wordplay.
'fitting' is an anagram indicator (letters fit or arranged differently).
'refit'+'gas'='refitgas'
'refitgas' is an anagram of 'FRIGATES'.

'on' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for frigates that I've seen before include "Ships" , "boats" , "Class of warships" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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