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Sailor in fact a rating (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tar

'sailor' is the definition.
(slang term for a sailor)

'in fact a rating' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'TAR' is hidden within 'fact a rating'.

(Other definitions for tar that I've seen before include "Dark flammable liquid" , "Product of smoking cigarettes" , "Jack < to blacken" , "Black viscid substance" , "Black substance, used on roads" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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