The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word LARBOARD
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result LARBOARD
- Something clarified about male left on ship
- Left, left, then right, passing over street
- Pig smothered in fat left on ship
- Boatman’s left no longer stuffing fat pig
- Old port coming from Labrador
- Pig in fat gets left of old
- Left pig covered in fat
- Ancient port used by sailors
- Left something like pork covered in fat
- Left pork swathed in fat
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The straight part
We know that "Ancient port" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ancient port = larboard.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does LARBOARD mean?
LARBOARD noun- The left side of a ship, looking from the stern forward to the bow; port side.