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Not exactly La Mer, nevertheless the sea! (3)

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med

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'the sea' is the definition.
(short for Mediterranean)

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(Other definitions for med that I've seen before include "Sea (informal)" , "Sea (abbr)" , "Cote d'Azur sea" , "Mediterranean (colloq.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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