Die underwater (5)

I believe the answer is:

drown

(Other definitions for drown that I've seen before include "Perish in water" , "Become submerged" , "Immerse (fatally?)" , "Kill by submersion" , "Submerge, maybe fatally" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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