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This paper proposes a unique approach for the reduction of azimuth ambiguities or ghosts in SAR single-look complex (SLC) images using a simple rotation matrix. It exploits the fact that the signal powers of azimuth ambiguities are concentrated on narrow bands, while those of vessels or other true ground targets are dispersed over broad bands. Through sub-aperture processing and simple axis rotation, it is possible to concentrate the dispersed energy of vessels onto a single axis while the ghost signal powers are dispersed onto three different axes. Then, the azimuth ambiguities can be easily suppressed by a simple calculation of weighted sum and difference, while preserving vessels. Applied results achieved by processing TerrSAR-X SLC images are provided and discussed. An optimum weight of 0.5 was determined by Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis. Capabilities of ship detection from the test image were significantly improved by removing 93% of false alarms. Application results demonstrate its high performance of ghost suppression. 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