It's like diverting a European canal (4)

I believe the answer is:

kiel

'a european canal' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'it's like diverting' is the wordplay.
'diverting' indicates anagramming the letters (letters diverted elsewhere).
'like' with letters rearranged gives 'KIEL'.

(Other definitions for kiel that I've seen before include "canal" , "Baltic port" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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