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Big adjustable spanner a boon to estuary's shipping (5,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tower bridge

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'big adjustable spanner' is the definition.
(Tower Bridge spans the River Thames)

'a boon to estuary's shipping' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'to' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for tower bridge that I've seen before include "London landmark" , "sight in the capital" , "river crossing" , "a fixture between two Thames boroughs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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