Cryptic crossword clue
Great sheet of water where oil tanker’s adrift, with nought but Australian on board 4,7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 7 letter word LAKE ONTARIO

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The straight part
We know that "Great sheet of water" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case great sheet of water = lake ontario.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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