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Rodent in baked dish for buccaneer (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pirate

'buccaneer' is the definition.
(historical term for a pirate)

'rodent in baked dish' is the wordplay.
'rodent' becomes 'rat' (rat is a kind of rodent).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'baked dish' becomes 'pie' (I've seen this in another clue).
'rat' inserted into 'pie' is 'PIRATE'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pirate that I've seen before include "sailor" , "Run off without permission" , "plagiarist" , "Hook for one" , "Rat pie (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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