Be suffocated by immersion in water (5)

I believe the answer is:

drown

(Other definitions for drown that I've seen before include "Go under" , "Flood; kill" , "Suffocate in liquid" , "Swamp" , "Die in sea" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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