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Ship gets note to hang about (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

linger

'hang about' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'ship gets note' is the wordplay.
'ship' becomes 'liner' (liner is a kind of ship).
'gets' indicates putting letters inside (gets can mean captures or absorbs).
'note' becomes 'g' (musical note).
'liner' placed around 'g' is 'LINGER'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for linger that I've seen before include "Delay departure" , "Hang about, don't be in a hurry to go" , "Be slow to go" , "Remain behind" , "Stay behind" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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