I rang AA, distressed in wet place (7)

I believe the answer is:

niagara

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'wet place' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'i rang aa distressed' is the wordplay.
'distressed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'i'+'rang'+'aa'='irangaa'
'irangaa' with letters rearranged gives 'NIAGARA'.

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(Other definitions for niagara that I've seen before include "Waterfall at Iran aga" , "Horseshoe, American and Bridal Veil Falls, collectively" , "North American waterfall" , "River linking Lakes Ontario and Erie" , "Great waterfalls on US-Canada border" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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