River of France (5)

'river of france' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'river of france' is the wordplay.
'river' becomes 'r' (abbreviation for river).
'of france' becomes 'hone' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'r'+'hone'='RHONE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rhone that I've seen before include "Current" , "River at Lyons" , "Swiss-French river" , "River running through the city of Arles" , "River of Switzerland and France" .)
'river of france' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'river of' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'river' could be 'r' (abbreviation for river) and 'r' is found in the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'lie' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for loire that I've seen before include "flower abroad" , "French runner" , "banker" , "valley famous for its wines" , "Wine region" .)