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Country river - a Russian river (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rural

'country' is the definition.
(I know that country can be written as rural)

'river a russian river' is the wordplay.
'river' becomes 'r' (abbreviation for river).
'a russian river' becomes 'ural' (I've seen this in another clue).
'r'+'ural'='RURAL'

(Other definitions for rural that I've seen before include "Countrified" , "Bucolic; pastoral" , "Sort of dean" , "living in the countryside" , "Pastoral or agricultural" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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