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Wife of a ship's officer who's remarried? (6,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

second mate

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'wife of a ship's officer' is the definition.
'second mate' can be an answer for 'officer' (I have seen 'Naval officer' mean 'second mate' so perhaps 'officer' could also mean 'second mate'). I am not certain of the 'wife of a ship's' bit.

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for second mate that I've seen before include "Craftsman, perhaps" , "Naval officer" , "one involved in bigamy?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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