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Can lose oar at sea (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aerosol

'can' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'lose oar at sea' is the wordplay.
'at sea' is an anagram indicator.
'lose'+'oar'='loseoar'
'loseoar' is an anagram of 'AEROSOL'.

(Other definitions for aerosol that I've seen before include "What makes mist" , "O so real (anag.)" , "source of graffiti?" , "Air-spray" , "Sprayer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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