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Remove obstruction in river (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

delete

'remove' is the definition.
(I know that delete is a more specific form of the action remove)

'obstruction in river' is the wordplay.
'obstruction' becomes 'let' (let can mean a hindrance).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'river' becomes 'dee' (River Dee).
'let' put into 'dee' is 'DELETE'.

(Other definitions for delete that I've seen before include "Eras" , "Blot out or erase" , "Wipe out" , "Obliterate" , "Cut, erase" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sun.
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