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Explorer who completed the first traverse of the Northwest Passage solely by ship, in 1906 (8)

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I believe the answer is:

amundsen

(Other definitions for amundsen that I've seen before include "6 24 113 [SCAN-DIN-AVIAN] explorer" , "Roald --, first to reach the South Pole" , "First man to reach South Pole" , "Norwegian polar explorer, d. 1928" , "Roald -, Norwegian polar explorer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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