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The deep wound seared (3,3)

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I believe the answer is:

red sea

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'the deep' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both natural objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'wound seared' is the wordplay.
'wound' is an anagram indicator (wound can mean twisted or turned around).
'seared' anagrammed gives 'RED SEA'.

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(Other definitions for red sea that I've seen before include "It leads north to the Suez Canal" , "It parted for Moses and the Israelite (3,3)" , "It divides Arabia/Africa" , "Colourful body of water between N Africa and Arabian peninsula" , "large volume of saline solution" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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