What Leander did, ultimately (7)

I believe the answer is:

drowned

(Other definitions for drowned that I've seen before include "Died underwater" , "Submerged, flooded" , "Suffocated in water" , "Lost at sea" , "Died by submersion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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