Hounds romping in North American river (6)

I believe the answer is:

hudson

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'north american river' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'hounds romping' is the wordplay.
'hounds' can be anagrammed to 'HUDSON'.
But, I am not sure how this is indicated.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for hudson that I've seen before include "Major inland sea of NE Canada - . . . . . . Bay" , "Rock --, US actor" , "8 [BUTLER" , "ROCK] a > banker" , "New York river; Upstairs/ Downstairs butler" .)

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