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Simple lake (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mere

This clue is a double definition.

'simple' is the first definition.
(I know that simple can be written as mere)

'lake' is the second definition.
(I know that mere is a type of pond)

(Other definitions for mere that I've seen before include "Previously pure" , "bathing may be permitted in this?" , "Pool, small lake" , "sea" , "of no significance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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