A whole lot

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oceans

'a whole lot' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for oceans that I've seen before include "Large amounts (of water)" , "Atlantic, Pacific etc" , "big seas" , "Southern Indian" , "Large seas" .)

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

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