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In sea was Hesperus flooded? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

awash

'flooded?' is the definition.
('awash' can be a synonym of 'flooded')

'in sea was hesperus' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'AWASH' is hidden within 'sea was hesperus'.

(Other definitions for awash that I've seen before include "Crawling" , "Level with the water surface" , "Flood" , "Letting in the sea" , "Swimming" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Sun.
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