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Continental river in which fish are caught (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

seine

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'continental river' is the definition.
'Seine' can be an answer for 'river' (river in France). I am not certain of the 'continental' bit.

'in which fish are caught' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'in' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'see' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for seine that I've seen before include "Paris river" , "Paris's river" , "Parisian river" , "French river -- type of fishing net" , "Second longest river in France" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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