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Small vessel seen in Channel Island (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sark

'channel island' is the definition.
(Sark is one of the Channel Islands)

'small vessel' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'vessel' becomes 'ark' (ark is a kind of vessel).
's'+'ark'='SARK'

'seen in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sark that I've seen before include "Hereditarily-ruled Channel Island" , "See 4 Down" , "Island in English Channel" , "Island near Guernsey" , "Shirt (Sc.); Ch. island" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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