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Strange sailor left early opener, being transferable (9)

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I believe the answer is:

alienable

'transferable' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'strange sailor left early opener' is the wordplay.
'strange' becomes 'alien' (synonyms).
'sailor' becomes 'ab' (abbreviation for able seaman).
'opener' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letters of 'left early' is 'le'.
'alien'+'ab'+'le'='ALIENABLE'

'being' is the link.

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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