What does the cryptic crossword clue "I censored articles about understandably stiff-looking Captain (7)" mean?

The definition is "understandably stiff-looking Captain". The wordplay uses an anagram. anagram of ART (synonym="ART") + CLES (synonym="CLES") = SCARLET; definition: "understandably stiff-looking Captain" The answer is SCARLET.

I censored articles about understandably stiff-looking Captain (7)

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