The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word MARITIME
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result MARITIME
- I'm engaged in Mass, a liturgy at sea
- One engaged in skill in theatrical performance beside the sea
- Sea, where girl rescues boy
- Just like a seafarer to ruin sex – Cyclops is at end of patience
- Setter’s engaged in Mass — a liturgy at sea
- Said to hitch up with the enemy of the sea
- One male beast repelled the enemy by the sea
- Naval force set up before current era
- Period after St David’s Day by the sea
- Naval submarines essentially on a specified speed
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The straight part
We know that "Sea" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sea = maritime.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MARITIME mean?
MARITIME adjective- Relating to or connected with the sea or its uses (as navigation, commerce, etc.).
- Bordering on the sea; living near the seacoast; coastal.
- Inhabiting the seashore; living coastwise; littoral. (distinguished from marine)
- Of or relating to a sailor or seaman; nautical.