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Expert
ship’s
captain
mostly
occupied
(9)
Expert ship’s captain mostly occupied (9)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
The definition is Expert. A ship's captain is a MASTER, and then you take FULL (meaning occupied) and lop off the last letter ("mostly") to leave FUL — put them together and there's your answer.