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Sailing vessel, say, with 100 on (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cutter

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'sailing vessel' is the definition.
(I know that cutter is a type of sailing vessel)

'say with 100 on' is the wordplay.
'say' becomes 'utter' (to utter something is to speak or say it).
'with c00' becomes 'c' (Roman numeral. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'utter' after 'c' is 'CUTTER'.

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(Other definitions for cutter that I've seen before include "Boat; tailor" , "Ship's boat" , "Fast patrol boat" , "One working with Ruby possibly" , "Vessel (but not a clipper!)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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