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Sailor showing fears are misplaced (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

seafarer

'sailor' is the definition.
(I know that seafarer is a type of sailor)

'fears are misplaced' is the wordplay.
'misplaced' indicates anagramming the letters.
'fears'+'are'='fearsare'
'fearsare' anagrammed gives 'SEAFARER'.

'showing' is the link.

(Other definitions for seafarer that I've seen before include "One travelling by ship" , "One going by ship" , "man being attracted by waves?" , "'Mariner, sailor (8)'" , "Sinbad?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Telegraph.
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