Body of water in the names of several Cumbrian lakes (4)

I believe the answer is:

mere

(Other definitions for mere that I've seen before include "Nothing more than a small pool" , "Lake in Cumbria" , "Without additions or modifications" , "Just an English lake" , "Previously pure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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