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Arch pointed evenly on European river (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rhone

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

'arch pointed evenly' is the wordplay.
'evenly' indicates alternate letters (the letters in even-numbered positions).
'arch'+'pointed'='archpointed'
The alternating letters of 'archpointed' are 'RHONE'.

'on' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for rhone that I've seen before include "River running from the Swiss Alps to the Mediterranean" , "department" , "French river from Alps to Mediterranean" , "One following long course" , "River rising in Switzerland and flowing into the Mediterranean" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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