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Farm animal to lower head in river bend (5)

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I believe the answer is:

oxbow

'river bend' is the definition.
(an oxbow is a bend in a river)

'farm animal to lower head' is the wordplay.
'farm animal' becomes 'ox'.
'to lower head' becomes 'bow' (bow one's head).
'ox'+'bow'='OXBOW'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for oxbow that I've seen before include "Loop formed by a horseshoe bend in a river" , "State of panic or fear" , "River-loop lake" , "water feature" , "Lake formed by a bend in a river" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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