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Maybe Trent Alexander-Arnold finally leaving club (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

river

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'club' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

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(Other definitions for river that I've seen before include "One splits" , "It flows" , "Eg, Trent" , "Thames is one" , "Tees, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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