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Advance and squat by river (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

posit

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

'squat by river' is the wordplay.
'squat' becomes 'sit' (I've seen this in other clues).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'river' becomes 'po' (Po is an example).
'sit' after 'po' is 'POSIT'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for posit that I've seen before include "Suggest" , "Put forward (as fact)" , "forward-looking statement" , "given proposition" , "state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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