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Die by water, having fallen crossing river (5)

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I believe the answer is:

drown

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'die' is the definition.
(I know that drown is a more specific form of die)

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(Other definitions for drown that I've seen before include "Flood (an area)" , "Completely conceal" , "Die in water" , "Perish in water" , "Die from submersion in liquid" .)

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