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Sound seafront feature (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

strait

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'sound' is the definition.
(I know that sound can be written as strait)

'seafront feature' is the wordplay.
'seafront' becomes 's' (this might be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'feature' becomes 'trait' (I've seen this in another clue).
's'+'trait'='STRAIT'

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(Other definitions for strait that I've seen before include "Inlet" , "Sound" , "Difficulty - strict" , "Narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water" , "Narrow strip of water between two larger ones" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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