Take on board ace pirate at sea around Portugal (10)

I believe the answer is:

appreciate

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(Other definitions for appreciate that I've seen before include "Treasure" , "Enjoy" , "increase in price" , "Increase in value" , "gain in value" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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