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Design sort of mini boat (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ambition

'design' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'sort of mini boat' is the wordplay.
'sort of' is an anagram indicator.
'mini'+'boat'='miniboat'
'miniboat' is an anagram of 'AMBITION'.

(Other definitions for ambition that I've seen before include "hope for the future" , "Strong desire to achieve fameor fortune" , "Strong drive for success" , "Aspiration - goal" , "A determination to succeed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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