Canoe tossed around in sea (5)

I believe the answer is:

ocean

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'in sea' is the definition.
'ocean' can be an answer for 'sea' (I've seen this in another clue). I'm unsure of the 'in' bit.

'canoe tossed' is the wordplay.
'tossed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'canoe' is an anagram of 'OCEAN'.

'around' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ocean that I've seen before include "Big sea" , "A mighty sea" , "It's pretty wet!" , "Large expanse of sea" , "Vast sea" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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