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Lose argument about the Baltic, say (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sea

'the baltic say' is the definition.
(baltic is a kind of sea)

'lose argument about' is the wordplay.
'about' says the answer is hidden in the clue (the clue goes around or about the answer).
'SEA' can be found hidden inside 'lose argument'.

(Other definitions for sea that I've seen before include "Expanse of salt water" , "one may be pounding the beach" , "North for one" , "The Med, e.g." , "Great expanse of water" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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