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Visit parts of Mar-a-lago on a backwater (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lagoon

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'visit parts of mar-a-lago on a backwater' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'lago on a backwater' is the wordplay.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a backwater' becomes 'on' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'lago'+'on'='LAGOON'

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(Other definitions for lagoon that I've seen before include "Shallow salt-water lake" , "small lake" , "Water protected by a coral reef" , "Stretch of water inside coral reef or sandbank" , "Salt water lake surrounded by reef or sand" .)

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