American gal and guy inhaling sea air (9)

I believe the answer is:

broadcast

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'air' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for broadcast that I've seen before include "Show" , "Transmit over airwaves" , "distributed by hand" , "Send out over the airwaves" , "Transmission" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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