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Bait worm put in river in overwhelming number (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deluge

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'river in overwhelming number' is the definition.
'deluge' can be an answer for 'river' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the 'in overwhelming number' bit.

'bait worm put in' is the wordplay.
'bait' becomes 'dee' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'worm' becomes 'lug' (lug is a kind of worm).
'put in' indicates putting letters inside.
'dee' placed around 'lug' is 'DELUGE'.

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(Other definitions for deluge that I've seen before include "Cloudburst, downpour" , "Huge downpour" , "Great flood" , "Swamp" , "Inundation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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