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Impulse to dump gallons in river (4)

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I believe the answer is:

urge

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'impulse' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'gallons in river' is the wordplay.
'gallons' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'river' becomes 'ure' (river in Yorkshire).
'g' going into 'ure' is 'URGE'.

'to dump' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for urge that I've seen before include "Encourage (to do something)" , "Encourage to proceed, drive onwards" , "Advise earnestly, prod" , "Advocate" , "Itch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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