He's in the river somewhere near Sutton (5)
I believe the answer is:
cheam
'somewhere near sutton' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'he's in the river' is the wordplay.
'in the' is an insertion indicator.
'river' becomes 'cam' (river in Cambridge, England).
'he' placed into 'cam' is 'CHEAM'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for cheam that I've seen is " London suburb".)
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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