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Place one's found in river to stand in (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deputise

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

'place one's found in river' is the wordplay.
'place' becomes 'put' ('put' can be a synonym of 'place').
'one's' becomes 'is' (roman numeral).
'found in' indicates putting letters inside.
'river' becomes 'dee' (River Dee).
'put'+'is'='putis'
'putis' put within 'dee' is 'DEPUTISE'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for deputise that I've seen before include "Stand in for" , "Appoint as representative" , "Appoint as a substitute" , "Act as delegate for a person" , "Appoint as stand-in" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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