The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word MILLPOND
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result MILLPOND
- Record playing in calm, calm water
- Some calm water philosopher thought about deeply? Not half!
- Record about to be set in calm body of water
- Object about manipulation of poll: this is traditionally flat
- Opinion divided by lines, humourless epitome of smoothness
- Calm water can make philosopher think without hesitation
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What does MILLPOND mean?
MILLPOND noun- A pond or reservoir produced by damming a river or stream in order to provide a steady source of water for a millrace.