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Rescuer — albeit of strays (8)

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I believe the answer is:

lifeboat

'rescuer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'albeit of strays' is the wordplay.
'strays' indicates an anagram.
'albeit'+'of'='albeitof'
'albeitof' is an anagram of 'LIFEBOAT'.

(Other definitions for lifeboat that I've seen before include "saver, in the main" , "To fable I turn if in danger of sinking" , "It rescues people in trouble at sea" , "I bet loaf on maritime rescue vessel" , "Rescuer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Sun.
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