Poetically, a lake or a pool (4)

I believe the answer is:

mere

(Other definitions for mere that I've seen before include "Just an English lake" , "Lake; Wiltshire town" , "Former lake" , "Nothing more than a small pond" , "Insignificant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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