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Across river, a sort of bridge not available quickly (6)

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I believe the answer is:

pronto

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'quickly' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'across river a sort of bridge not' is the wordplay.
'across' indicates putting letters inside.
'river' becomes 'r' (abbreviation for river).
'a sort of bridge' becomes 'pont' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'not' becomes 'o' (I've seen this in other clues).
'r' inserted inside 'pont' is 'pront'.
'pront'+'o'='PRONTO'

'available' is the link.
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(Other definitions for pronto that I've seen before include "Quickly, amigo" , "Immediately, amigo" , "Proton (anag.)" , "Italian telephonic greeting" , "Promptly, without delay" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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