What does the cryptic crossword clue "Intractable objections raised principally by old sailors (8)" mean?

The definition is "Intractable". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). STUB (synonym="objections") + B (first_letter="by") + O (abbreviation="old") + RN (abbreviation="sailors") = STUBBORN; definition: "Intractable" The answer is STUBBORN.

Intractable objections raised principally by old sailors (8)

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