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Sky pilots may be spared at sea (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

padres

'sky pilots' is the definition.
('padre' can be a synonym of 'sky pilot')

'spared at sea' is the wordplay.
'at sea' indicates an anagram.
'spared' anagrammed gives 'PADRES'.

'may be' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for padres that I've seen before include "Spared by clerics" , "Ministers" , "Fathers" , "Spared as military clergy" , "Army chaplains" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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