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Word before "salt" or "serpent" (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sea

(Other definitions for sea that I've seen before include "North, say" , "70% of the earth's surface" , "7 [ship] s on this" , "Adriatic, for example" , "Marine" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.
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