French city on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium (5)

I believe the answer is:

lille

(Other definitions for lille that I've seen before include "University city in French Flanders" , "City of northern France, close to Belgium" , "N. French city" , "Industrial city of northern France" , "Stop before Paris" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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