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Provides refreshment as serving staff ignore one (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

waters

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'one' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

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(Other definitions for waters that I've seen before include "(Of the mouth) salivates" , "floods" , "Muddy - - (blues singer)" , "What may be taken at a spa" , "Sprinkles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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