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Graduate and poor actor like Atlantic Ocean group? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bahamas

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'atlantic ocean group?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.

'graduate and poor actor like' is the wordplay.
'graduate' becomes 'BA' (someone with a Bachelor of Arts degree).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'poor actor' becomes 'ham' (ham can mean a bad or over-the-top actor).
'like' becomes 'as'.
'ba'+'ham'+'as'='BAHAMAS'

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(Other definitions for bahamas that I've seen before include "Islands near Florida" , "Nassau's island country" , "Isles near Florida" , "holiday destination" , "W. Indies island group" .)

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