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Seamen hit rocks, struggling with this? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mainsheet

'struggling with this?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'seamen hit rocks' is the wordplay.
'rocks' is an anagram indicator.
'seamen'+'hit'='seamenhit'
'seamenhit' is an anagram of 'MAINSHEET'.

(Other definitions for mainsheet that I've seen before include "front page?" , "Some tackle" , "Sailors' rope" , "One adjusts canvas" , "Crafty line" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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