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Save a sailor on holiday (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

salt away

'save' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a sailor on holiday' is the wordplay.
'a sailor' becomes 'salt' (salt is a kind of sailor).
'on holiday' becomes 'away' (I've seen this before).
'salt'+'away'='SALT AWAY'

(Other definitions for salt away that I've seen before include "Store" , "Save" , "principle of low-sodium diet?" , "Stash" , "bank" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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