Aquatic spot for a hippo (5)

I believe the answer is:

river

(Other definitions for river that I've seen before include "It flows" , "Such as the Nile or Amazon" , "Tributary" , "Eg, Thames or Nile" , "Large natural stream of water" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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