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Left in sea — could become this? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

saline

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'this?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'left in sea could become' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'could become' indicates anagramming the letters.
'l'+'in'+'sea'='linsea'
'linsea' is an anagram of 'SALINE'.

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(Other definitions for saline that I've seen before include "solution" , "Containing salt for aliens" , "Salty like sea water" , "Salty to aliens" , "Containing salt or salts" .)

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