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Only a pool (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mere

I believe this is a double definition.

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

'a pool' is the second definition.
(mere can mean a lake)

(Other definitions for mere that I've seen before include "Lake; Wiltshire town" , "Bare, simple" , "Lake (poetic); Maori war club" , "of no significance" , "Nothing more than what is specified (4)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News and The Telegraph.
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