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Undisciplined he-man ties sailor's rope (9)

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I believe the answer is:

mainsheet

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'sailor's rope' is the definition.
'mainsheet' can be an answer for 'rope' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'sailor's' bit.

'undisciplined he-man ties' is the wordplay.
'undisciplined' indicates anagramming the letters.
'he'+'man'+'ties'='hemanties'
'hemanties' anagrammed gives 'MAINSHEET'.

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(Other definitions for mainsheet that I've seen before include "Some tackle" , "front page?" , "Crafty line" , "Nautical rope" , "rope found on board" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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