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Key water barrier in the Netherlands (4)

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I believe the answer is:

edam

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'the netherlands' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.

'key water barrier' is the wordplay.
'key' becomes 'e' (a musical key).
'water barrier' becomes 'dam' (I've seen this before).
'e'+'dam'='EDAM'

'in' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for edam that I've seen before include "town in Holland" , "Danish cheese" , "Dutch 8 across" , "Red-coated cheese" , "Round, yellow cheese" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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