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Maple one seen by river (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acer

'maple' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'one seen by river' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'ace' (ace has a value of one in some card games).
'seen by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'river' becomes 'r' (abbreviation for river).
'ace'+'r'='ACER'

(Other definitions for acer that I've seen before include "Type of maple" , "Plant" , "Tree with winged fruit" , "Tree or shrub of the maple genus" , "Care about this tree" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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