Being by water liked sea to be rough (8)

I believe the answer is:

lakeside

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'being by water liked sea to be rough' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'liked sea to be rough' is the wordplay.
'to be rough' indicates anagramming the letters (a rough or broken ordering of the letters).
'liked'+'sea'='likedsea'
'likedsea' with letters rearranged gives 'LAKESIDE'.

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