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Seaman in position (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rating

I believe this is a double definition.

'seaman' is the first definition.
(British term for a naval enlisted man)

'position' is the second definition.
(rating is a kind of position)

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for rating that I've seen before include "Classification assigned to person as, say, for income" , "How many watched TV" , "General classification or naval NCO" , "Classification or NCO sailor" , "Score" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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