Perhaps seen from Torquay hotel window, ie waves crashing (3,4)

I believe the answer is:

sea view

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'perhaps seen from torquay hotel window' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'ie waves crashing' is the wordplay.
'crashing' indicates an anagram.
'ie'+'waves'='iewaves'
'iewaves' anagrammed gives 'SEA VIEW'.

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