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Ship's padre meets lad at sea (6,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

paddle steamer

'ship's' is the definition.
(paddle steamer is a kind of ship)

'padre meets lad at sea' is the wordplay.
'at sea' indicates an anagram.
'padre'+'meets'+'lad'='padremeetslad'
'padremeetslad' anagrammed gives 'PADDLE-STEAMER'.

(Other definitions for paddle steamer that I've seen before include "Type of ship" , "Mississippi boat?" , "vessel" , "Ship propelled by bladed wheels" , "River boat, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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