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River of France (5)

Ross

I think it could be either:

rhone

loire

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'river of france' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'river of' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'river' could be 'r' (abbreviation for river) and 'r' is present 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 see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for loire that I've seen before include "flower abroad" , "French runner" , "banker" , "valley famous for its wines" , "Wine region" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate and The Telegraph.
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