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Curse West Country river case (8)

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I believe the answer is:

execrate

'curse' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'west country river case' is the wordplay.
'west country river' becomes 'exe' (I've seen this before).
'case' becomes 'crate' (crating is a kind of casing).
'exe'+'crate'='EXECRATE'

(Other definitions for execrate that I've seen before include "Express great loathing for" , "Harshly criticise" , "'Abhor, find repugnant (8)'" , "Feel great loathing for" , "Loudly disapprove" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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