The —, 1941 novel by James Hanley (5)

I believe the answer is:

ocean

(Other definitions for ocean that I've seen before include "lot of liquid" , "Large stretch of sea" , "Main" , "Quantity of water" , "Very large area of sea" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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