Pirate very briefly at sea? (9)
11A — Pirate very briefly at sea? (9) — PRIVATEER
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Definition
The whole clue is one cryptic definition — read it laterally.An '& lit' clue — the whole thing both defines the answer and supplies the letters to jumble.
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Indicator
Indicator found: ''No indicator words — a cryptic definition has no wordplay split, just a playful read of the whole clue.
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Wordplay
Wordplay: Cryptic definitionThe whole clue acts as one playful definition, no wordplay parts to break out.
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Assembly
PRIVATEER = PRIVATEER