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Body of water in river rose unexpectedly (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reservoir

'body of water' is the definition.
(reservoir is a kind of body of water)

'river rose unexpectedly' is the wordplay.
'unexpectedly' is an anagram indicator.
'river'+'rose'='riverrose'
'riverrose' anagrammed gives 'RESERVOIR'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for reservoir that I've seen before include "Lake for collecting and storing water" , "Lake used to store water for community use" , "Man-made lake or tank" , "water over a wide area?" , "Large water store" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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