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Sea snake one in container (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

caspian

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'sea' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'snake one in container' is the wordplay.
'snake' becomes 'asp' (asp is a kind of snake).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'container' becomes 'can' (can is a kind of container).
'asp'+'i'='aspi'
'aspi' put into 'can' is 'CASPIAN'.

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(Other definitions for caspian that I've seen before include "World's largest inland sea" , "-- Sea, inland lake" , "Prince --, Narnia book" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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