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No rays from the sun on St Tropez water? That's new (7)

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I believe the answer is:

nouveau

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'new' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'no rays from the sun on st tropez water?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'no' could be 'o' (O resembles 0) and 'o' is present in the answer.
'water?' could be 'eau' (I have seen 'French water ' mean 'eau' so perhaps 'water' could also mean 'eau') and 'eau' is present in the answer.
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(Other definitions for nouveau that I've seen before include "It's new in France" , "A recently rich person, . . . . . . . riche" , "New to the French" , "like young Beaujolais" , "latest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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