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The master isn’t reading the book thoroughly (7)

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skipper

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(Other definitions for skipper that I've seen before include "Trawler boss" , "sleep in outhouse" , "girl with rope?" , "one that's put over the side" , "Chap aboard trawler" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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