Jacques Cousteau's milieu (3)

I believe the answer is:

sea

(Other definitions for sea that I've seen before include "70% of the earth's surface" , "Great expanse of water" , "North for one" , "Cause of flooding" , "Division of an ocean" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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