Vessel (expensive to buy and maintain!) (5)

I believe the answer is:

yacht

(Other definitions for yacht that I've seen before include "Sailing-boat" , "Small pleasure boat" , "Sailing boat" , "Pleasure-boat" , "Kind of boat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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