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Sheltered, for sailors (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alee

(Other definitions for alee that I've seen before include "On the sheltered side (of a ship)" , "On ship's sheltered side" , "Nautical term" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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