The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word NAUTICAL
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More clues leading to the result NAUTICAL
- Deploy a lunatic marine
- . Ocean-going wild tuna one caught on a line
- Marine in actual trouble
- Maritime canal – beginning to use it in storm
- A unit at sea with mostly flat seas describing voyage?
- A lunatic at sea on a ship?
- Treatment for a lunatic at sea?
- Marine upset a lunatic
- Reported bad state of ships
- A lunatic, crazy about the sea
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The straight part
We know that "connecting with sailors" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case connecting with sailors = nautical.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does NAUTICAL mean?
NAUTICAL adjective- Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen.