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Where yachtsmen off Cowes are disrespectful and rude (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

insolent

'disrespectful and rude' is the definition.
(being insolent means cheeky or disrespectful)

'where yachtsmen off cowes are' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'are' could be 'lent' (lending is a kind of being) and 'lent' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'inso' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

(Other definitions for insolent that I've seen before include "Rudely disrespectful" , "Extremely fresh" , "Showing an arrogant lack of respect" , "Bold" , "Rude and disrespectful" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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