Cryptic crossword clue
Male editor’s name for water 3

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word MED

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The straight part
We know that "water" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case water = med.
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What does MED mean?

MED noun
  1. (chiefly in the plural) Medications, especially prescribed psychoactive medications.
MED adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.
  2. Intended to have a therapeutic effect; medicinal.
  3. Requiring medical treatment.
  4. Pertaining to the state of one's health.
  5. Pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means.
MED verb
  1. May; might

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