Industrial region in Germany (4)

I believe the answer is:

ruhr

(Other definitions for ruhr that I've seen before include "Traditional region of German heavy industry" , "Flower from Germany" , "Major industrial region of north-west Germany" , "German industrial region" , "Rhine tributary, coal district" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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