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The sailors sounded cocky (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crew

This clue is a double definition.

'the sailors' is the first definition.
(as in a ship's crew)

'sounded cocky' is the second definition.
(ie made a cock's crow)

(Other definitions for crew that I've seen before include "This male hair style is closely cropped" , "Ship's sailors" , "A kind of short cut" , "Provided a wake-up call" , "Those who man a ship or aircraft" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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