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Transport gold on a boat (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gondola

'boat' is the definition.
(I know that gondola is a type of boat)

'transport gold on a' is the wordplay.
'transport' indicates an anagram (letters are transported elsewhere).
'gold'+'on'='goldon'
'goldon' anagrammed gives 'gondol'.
'gondol'+'a'='GONDOLA'

(Other definitions for gondola that I've seen before include "Traditionally used on Venetian canals" , "Cabin suspended from an airship" , "Traditional boat of Venice" , "Venetian vessel" , "Venetian canal boat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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