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Sunny on a sailing ship and hot outside (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bright

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

'sailing ship and hot outside' is the wordplay.
'sailing ship' becomes 'brig' (brig is a kind of sailing ship).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'outside' suggests removing the centre.
'hot' with its middle removed is 'ht'.
'brig'+'ht'='BRIGHT'

'on a' is the link.

(Other definitions for bright that I've seen before include "Shiny" , "Jolly" , "7 [CLEVER]" , "Clever - shining - sunny" , "supporter of free trade" .)

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