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Reputed monster is seen at sea (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nessie

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'reputed monster' is the definition.
'nessie' can be an answer for 'monster' (Nessie is an example). I am not sure about the 'reputed' bit.

'is seen at sea' is the wordplay.
'at sea' indicates an anagram.
'is'+'seen'='isseen'
'isseen' with letters rearranged gives 'NESSIE'.

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(Other definitions for nessie that I've seen before include "Supposed loch monster" , "Nickname for a Scottish monster" , "Scots loch monster (colloq.)" .)

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