*Gulf Coast waterway (5)

I believe the answer is:

bayou

(Other definitions for bayou that I've seen before include "Swamp in Louisiana etc" , "US marshland" , "US marshy delta, eg Mississippi" , "sluggish tributary appears" , "Watery area (US)" .)

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

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