The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word YACHT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result YACHT
- Turning turtle roughly in your old boat
- Yen to join German eight in fast boat
- Unusually achy time in sailing boat
- Unknown eight in German vessel on water
- Craft initially handled roughly in river capsized
- Vessel unknown, number spoken by U-boat crew?
- Safety ultimately caps number in German craft . . . .
- Leaders of yesteryear approach captain helming tourist vessel
- It makes sail going about the cay, having left Spain
- Luxury purchase set back your old checking account
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The straight part
We know that "vessel" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case vessel = yacht.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does YACHT mean?
YACHT noun- A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.
- Any vessel used for private, noncommercial purposes.
- To sail, voyage, or race in a yacht.