Charybdis' milieu (5)

I believe the answer is:

ocean

(Other definitions for ocean that I've seen before include "Very large area of sea" , "Big sea" , "Large expanse of sea" , "Huge sea" , "Immense expanse or quantity" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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