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Dwelling hard by river (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

house

'dwelling' is the definition.
(I know that House is a dwelling)

'hard by river' is the wordplay.
'hard' becomes 'h' (abbreviation used in pencil classifications).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'river' becomes 'ouse' (Yorkshire river).
'h'+'ouse'='HOUSE'

(Other definitions for house that I've seen before include "Inn" , "Leo, say" , "See 18" , "Theatre audience - dwelling" , "Dwelling, living quarters (5)" .)

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