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The skill needed to sail them? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

craft

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'the skill' is the definition.
(craft is a kind of skill)

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(Other definitions for craft that I've seen before include "Cunning - trade" , "Creative activity" , "Boat, artifice or skills" , "Art; skilled trade" , "Dexterity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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