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Renegades stop at sea perhaps (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apostates

'renegades' is the definition.
('apostate' can be a synonym of 'renegade')

'stop at sea perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' is an anagram indicator.
'stop'+'at'+'sea'='stopatsea'
'stopatsea' is an anagram of 'APOSTATES'.

(Other definitions for apostates that I've seen before include "Those who renounce a belief" , "People who have renounced former beliefs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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