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European resort — watercourse rising beneath it (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spaniard

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'european' is the definition.
(someone from Spain)

'resort watercourse rising beneath it' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'resort' could be 'spa' (spa is a kind of resort) and 'spa' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for spaniard that I've seen before include "Native of southern European country" , "Eg, a native of Madrid" , "Slope-measuring instrument" , "A native of Iberian country" , "European national" .)

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