Cryptic crossword clue
Went on water around lake in a puffed-up state? 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BLOATED

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does BLOATED mean?

BLOATED verb
  1. To cause to become distended.
  2. (veterinary medicine) to get an overdistended rumen, talking of a ruminant.
  3. To fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell.
  4. To become distended; to swell up.
  5. To fill with vanity or conceit.
  6. To preserve by slightly salting and lightly smoking.
BLOATED adjective
  1. Swollen with fluid or gas.
  2. Excessively or extremely large or wealthy.
  3. (of software) Excessively overloaded with features, known as bloatware.
  4. (of food) Slightly salted and lightly smoked (as in bloated herring).

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