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Seaman's manipulative art (3)

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I believe the answer is:

tar

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'seaman's' is the definition.
(Jack Tar is an informal term for a sailor)

'manipulative art' is the wordplay.
'art' anagrams to 'TAR'.
However, I am not clear how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for tar that I've seen before include "used by those who pay to work on deck" , "Pitch; sailor" , "Old salt or liquid from coal" , "Sailor and dressing for roads" , "Smoker's black deposit" .)

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