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River in Dutch painting (4)

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I believe the answer is:

dart

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

'dutch painting' is the wordplay.
'dutch' becomes 'd' (common abbreviation).
'painting' becomes 'art' (I've seen this before).
'd'+'art'='DART'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for dart that I've seen before include "shift fast" , "one destined to go on board?" , "One fired" , "Move quickly and suddenly" , "Small pointed projectile" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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