Girl, cold, left by Yorkshire river (6)

I believe the answer is:

claire

'girl' is the definition.

'cold left by yorkshire river' is the wordplay.
'cold' becomes 'c' (eg on taps).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'yorkshire river' becomes 'aire' (I've seen this before).
'c'+'l'+'aire'='CLAIRE'

(Another definition for claire that I've seen is " Girl".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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