Golf course hazard (5)

I think it could be either:

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creek

'golf course hazard' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for creek that I've seen before include "Small inlet, river" , "Small water course" , "Narrow waterway" , "Narrow inlet from the sea" , "Narrow bay" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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