Part of the Pacific Ocean encompassing an area from the Karimata and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan (5,5,3)
I believe the answer is:
south china sea
(Other definitions for south china sea that I've seen before include "It lies between Malaya and the Philippines" , "Location of the Spratly islands" .)
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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