Team working on ship (4)

I believe the answer is:

mate

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'team working on ship' is the definition.
'mate' can be an answer for 'team' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'working on ship' bit.

'team working' is the wordplay.
'working' indicates anagramming the letters.
'team' with letters rearranged gives 'MATE'.

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(Other definitions for mate that I've seen before include "Fellow member, partner" , "tea" , "Marriage partner" , "When one can no longer play" , "Spouse or informal pal (4)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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