Manoeuvred canoe in water (5)
I believe the answer is:
ocean
'water' is the definition.
(ocean is a kind of water)
'manoeuvred canoe' is the wordplay.
'manoeuvred' indicates anagramming the letters.
'canoe' with letters rearranged gives 'OCEAN'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for ocean that I've seen before include "Large expanse of sea" , "A lot of water!" , "eg Indian, Atlantic" , "One of the Seven Seas" , "Large amount of water and" .)