German river to the North Sea

I believe the answer is:

rhine

(Other definitions for rhine that I've seen before include "water" , "Ring river (Wagner)" , "valley" , "Great German river with Lorelei Rock" , "River at Bonn, Koln" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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