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Line showing equal water depths is over tub (7)

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I believe the answer is:

isobath

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'line showing equal water depths' is the definition.
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'is over tub' is the wordplay.
'over' becomes 'o' (cricket abbreviation).
'tub' becomes 'bath' (synonyms).
'is'+'o'+'bath'='ISOBATH'

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