They possess the arts of seamanship (4)
I believe the answer is:
tars
'they' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are plural nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'possess the arts of seamanship' is the wordplay.
'arts' anagrams to 'TARS'.
However, I'm not sure how this is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for tars that I've seen is " Sailors".)
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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