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Animal in river (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hippo

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

'in river' is the wordplay.
'in' becomes 'hip' (both can mean fashionable).
'river' becomes 'po' (Italian river).
'hip'+'po'='HIPPO'

(Other definitions for hippo that I've seen before include "Aquatic creature" , "Aquatic pachyderm" , "Aquatic mammal" , "Large semi-aquatic mammal (abbr)" , "Beastly sort" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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