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Accustom one to being in the river (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inure

'accustom' is the definition.
(I know that inure is a kind of accustom)

'one to being in the river' is the wordplay.
'one to being in' becomes 'in'.
'the river' becomes 'ure' (river in Yorkshire).
'in'+'ure'='INURE'

(Other definitions for inure that I've seen before include "Harden, habituate" , "To give experience" , "Steel" , "Temper, toughen" , "Get used to conditions" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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