Crossword Genius

Remove wrinkles from head of cabin boy in old ship (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ironclad

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'old ship' is the definition.
'ironclad' can be an answer for 'ship' (19th century armoured warship). I'm not certain of the 'old' bit.

'remove wrinkles from head of cabin boy' is the wordplay.
'remove wrinkles from' becomes 'iron' (I've seen this in another clue).
'head of' says to take the initial letters.
'boy' becomes 'lad' (informal term for boy).
The first letter of 'cabin' is 'c'.
'iron'+'c'+'lad'='IRONCLAD'

'in' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for ironclad that I've seen before include "Well protected, like armoured alibi" , "Absolutely determined" , "Early armoured warship" , "Protected as by armour - say an alibi" , "Unassailable" .)

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.