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Move as rivers overwhelm English hotel (7)

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I believe the answer is:

rehouse

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'move as rivers overwhelm english hotel' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'move as rivers overwhelm english hotel' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'english' could be 'e' (abbreviation) and 'e' is located in the answer.
'hotel' could be 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.) and 'h' is present in the answer.
'move' could be 'rouse' (rousing is a kind of moving) and 'rouse' is found in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for rehouse that I've seen before include "Accommodate elsewhere" , "Provide with new abode" , "find us fresh living quarters" , "Provide with fresh accommodation" , "Put in new accommodation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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