Nerves show up on the British river (6)

I believe the answer is:

severn

(Other definitions for severn that I've seen before include "Shrewsbury's river" , "Britian's longest river" , "Gloucester's river" , "England's longest river" , "Running water" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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