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Sign put up by Verne's captain (4)

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I believe the answer is:

nemo

'verne's captain' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'sign put up' is the wordplay.
'sign' becomes 'omen' (omen is a kind of sign).
'put up' says the letters should be written backwards.
'omen' reversed gives 'NEMO'.

'by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for nemo that I've seen before include "- me impune lacessit (motto of Scotland)" , "Literary captain" , "commander for the Nautilus" , "Finding -, animated film" , "Jules Verne captain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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