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Delectable little stone in a river (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tasty

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'delectable' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'little stone in a river' is the wordplay.
'little stone' becomes 'st' (abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'little' bit.).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'a river' becomes 'tay' (Scottish river).
'st' put within 'tay' is 'TASTY'.

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(Other definitions for tasty that I've seen before include "Sexually attractive?" , "Appetising, having pleasant flavour" , "Pleasantly flavoursome" , "Having good flavour" , "Mouth-watering" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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