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Canoe damaged where sharks thrash? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

ocean

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'sharks thrash?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'canoe damaged' is the wordplay.
'damaged' indicates an anagram.
'canoe' anagrammed gives 'OCEAN'.

'where' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ocean that I've seen before include "Huge body of water" , "eg Arctic" , "Vast sea" , "The deep" , "One of the Seven Seas" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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