The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GALLEON
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More clues leading to the result GALLEON
- Amount of liquid engulfing English sailing-ship
- Ship’s front that takes a long time to pass
- Measure of liquid bridge-player put in large vessel
- Old vessel’s brass neck: something inordinately long
- Brass over edge of porthole on old sailing vessel
- … and get to tip of England by means of one
- Some liquid surrounds English ship
- Acrimony over period ship
- Vessel girl at work filled with headless beer
- Girl and boy in Spanish warship
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The straight part
We know that "Ship" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ship = galleon.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GALLEON mean?
GALLEON noun- A large, three masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks.