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Called
out
indecent
state
of
the
crew
(8)
Called out indecent state of the crew (8)
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How the clue works
The of the crew here means nautical, describing a seacraft's crew. "Called out" flags a homophone, so "naughty" (meaning indecent or improper) sounds out as NAUTI, and then CAL is tacked on as the abbreviation for the US state of California, giving NAUTICAL.