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Drain burst in lowest level (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nadir

'lowest level' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'drain burst' is the wordplay.
'burst' is an anagram indicator.
'drain' with letters rearranged gives 'NADIR'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for nadir that I've seen before include "You can't sink lower!" , "Lowest point, or time of deepest depression." , "most unsuccessful point" , "It's the depths" , "Rock bottom" .)

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