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Pub submerged in the river could be more watery (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thinner

'be more watery' is the definition.
('thin' can be similar in meaning to 'watery')

'pub submerged in the river' is the wordplay.
'pub' becomes 'inn' (an inn is a type of pub).
'submerged in' indicates putting letters inside (I've seen this in other clues).
'river' becomes 'r' (abbreviation for river).
'inn' placed inside 'the' is 'thinne'.
'thinne'+'r'='THINNER'

'could' is the link.

(Other definitions for thinner that I've seen before include "Slenderer" , "Slimmer" , "Dissoving agent" , "Diluting solvent" , "More slim" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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