Youth who drowned in the Hellespont while swimming to reach his beloved Hero (7)

I believe the answer is:

leander

(Other definitions for leander that I've seen before include "Learned Greek lover who swam Hellespont to meet Hero" , "He swam for love" , "man who went under" , "youth who drowned" , "Ill-fated lover" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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