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Waterway’s headspring (6)

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I believe the answer is:

source

(Other definitions for source that I've seen before include "Origin; head of stream" , "Find" , "Place or person where something begins" , "'Origin, root (6)'" , "From which something springs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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