Whose name is at top of chief cruise-ship? (4-5)

I believe the answer is:

head-liner

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'whose name is at top' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'chief cruise-ship?' is the wordplay.
'chief' becomes 'head' (synonyms).
'cruise ship?' becomes 'liner' (I've seen this in another clue).
'head'+'liner'='HEAD-LINER'

'of' acts as a link.

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I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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