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Only a stretch of water (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mere

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'only' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a stretch of water' is the second definition.
(literary term for a lake)

(Other definitions for mere that I've seen before include "sea" , "Pond - pure and simple" , "Pool, small lake" , "Lake (and nothing else?)" , "Paltry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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