The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word SEA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result SEA
- SOS here — a struggling swimmer
- Mammal abandoning lake for bigger expanse of water
- Main sound effects agonising initially
- Ocean of southeast Asia, primarily
- Security around display area overlooking fine marine artefact
- Empty shore near a stretch of water
- Stefan, every so often, waves
- Main character in audition?
- Main directions given by African leader
- Main home counties area
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The straight part
We know that "Main" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case main = sea.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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What does SEA mean?
SEA noun- A large body of salt water.
- A lake, especially if large or if salty or brackish.
- The swell of the sea; a single wave; billow.
- (in combination) Living or used in or on the sea; of, near, or like the sea.
- Anything resembling the vastness or turbulence of the sea.
- A constant flux of gluons splitting into quarks, which annihilate to produce further gluons.
- A large, dark plain of rock; a mare.
- A very large lake of liquid hydrocarbon.