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A drop in the ocean? (10)

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splashdown

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'ocean?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

'a drop in the' is the wordplay.
'a drop' becomes 'splash' (I've seen this before).
'in the' becomes 'down' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'splash'+'down'='SPLASHDOWN'

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(Other definitions for splashdown that I've seen before include "A drop in the ocean" , "return of spacecraft" , "Landing of spacecraft on water" , "Spacecraft's landing at sea" , "End of mission" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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