The Reuben James of Woody Guthrie's song "The Sinking of the Reuben James," e.g. (HIT) (9)

I believe the answer is:

destroyer

(Other definitions for destroyer that I've seen before include "Military vessel" , "heavily armed warship" , "breaker?" , "Naval ship" , "Naval vessel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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