Ocean silt may be stranded here (9)

I believe the answer is:

coastline

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'stranded here' is the definition.
The answer is a location as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'ocean silt may be' is the wordplay.
'may be' indicates an anagram.
'ocean'+'silt'='oceansilt'
'oceansilt' is an anagram of 'COASTLINE'.

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(Other definitions for coastline that I've seen before include "Sectional (anag) - sea/land border" , "Sea margin" , "Shape of the seashore" , "Seaboard" , "Where the sea meets the shore" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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