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Bay allowed to trail in (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inlet

'bay' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'allowed to trail in' is the wordplay.
'allowed' becomes 'let' (I've seen this before).
'to trail' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'let' put after 'in' is 'INLET'.

(Other definitions for inlet that I've seen before include "Entry; arm of the sea" , "Coastal bay" , "Fjord" , "access point" , "Small arm of the sea" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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