William —, commander of the HMS Bounty who died in 1817 (5)

I believe the answer is:

bligh

(Other definitions for bligh that I've seen before include "Vice admiral" , "old captain dismissed" , "HMS Bounty's captain" , "HMS Bounty captain" , "CA [CHILDRENS ADVENTURE] captain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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