Conspicuous creatures around lake (7)

I believe the answer is:

blatant

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'conspicuous' is the definition.
(I know that conspicuous can be written as blatant)

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(Other definitions for blatant that I've seen before include "Totally obvious" , "Open, unashamed" , "Open; flagrant" , "Barefaced" , "Unashamed, flagrant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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