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Take sailor by canal (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abduct

'take' is the definition.
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'sailor by canal' is the wordplay.
'sailor' becomes 'ab' (abbreviation for able seaman).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'canal' becomes 'duct' ('duct' can be a synonym of 'canal').
'ab'+'duct'='ABDUCT'

(Other definitions for abduct that I've seen before include "Hijack" , "Take (someone) illegally" , "Kidnap, carry person off by force" , "Kidnap, make off with" , "Remove by force" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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