Cryptic crossword clue
Oil worker tours around, getting sailor dismissed 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word ROUSTABOUT

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What does ROUSTABOUT mean?

ROUSTABOUT noun
  1. An unskilled laborer, especially at an oilfield, at a circus or on a ship, 19th c.

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