Crossword Genius

Lucid French river, say (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sane

'lucid' is the definition.
('sane' can be similar in meaning to 'lucid')

'french river say' is the wordplay.
'french river' becomes 'seine' (I've seen this before).
'say' shows a homophone (sound like).
'seine' sounds like 'SANE'.

(Other definitions for sane that I've seen before include "Mentally sound" , "Healthy in mind" , "In full possession of mental faculties" , "Normal" , "Identical" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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