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Notts town acts with river rising (7)

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I believe the answer is:

worksop

'notts town' is the definition.
(town in Nottinghamshire)

'acts with river rising' is the wordplay.
'acts' becomes 'works' (work is a kind of act**).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'river' becomes 'po' (Po is an example).
'rising' is a reversal indicator (going up in a down clue).
'po' in reverse letter order is 'op'.
'works'+'op'='WORKSOP'

(Other definitions for worksop that I've seen before include "Where in England" , "northern town" , "found in Nottinghamshire" , "Town in Nottinghamshire" , "town in Midlands" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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