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Unwanted delivery of boat, man reported (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

junk mail

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'unwanted delivery' is the definition.

'boat man reported' is the wordplay.
'boat' becomes 'junk' (type of Asian ship).
'man' becomes 'm'.
'reported' becomes 'ail' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'junk'+'m'+'ail'='JUNK MAIL'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for junk mail that I've seen before include "Unsolicited post, such as advertising etc" , "Unwanted post" , "Circulars etc" , "post to ditch" , "Unwanted letters" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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