Crossword Genius

Drooping duck by Italian river - or African river (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

limpopo

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

'drooping duck by italian river' is the wordplay.
'drooping' becomes 'limp' (I've seen this in another clue).
'duck' becomes 'o' (resembles zero - 'duck' in cricket).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'italian river' becomes 'po' (river in Italy).
'limp'+'o'+'po'='LIMPOPO'

'or' is the link.

(Other definitions for limpopo that I've seen before include "African runner" , "African river" , "S. Africa/Zimbabwe border river" , "River of SE Africa" , "River of South Africa" .)

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