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Sea, in waves, within which to land (7)
Guardian Cryptic #30119 by Paul · View full puzzle

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"land"
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Answer: ESTONIA | Definition: 'land' | Wordplay: A charade of GROUCH (‘misery’) plus OG, a reversal (‘rebuffed’) of GO (‘advance’) plus LASSES (‘young girls’). ‘Faced’ might be regarded as a link word, or as part of the definition.
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