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United sailors in vessel (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

urn

'vessel' is the definition.
(urn is a kind of vessel)

'united sailors' is the wordplay.
'united' becomes 'u'.
'sailors' becomes 'RN' (abbreviation for Royal Navy).
'u'+'rn'='URN'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for urn that I've seen before include "Source of tea" , "Samovar, perhaps" , "Pot, vase" , "Tea vessel or ash container" , "Vaselike vessel on a pedestal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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