River that reaches the North Sea at Aberdeen (3)

I believe the answer is:

dee

(Other definitions for dee that I've seen before include "Balmoral's river" , "Welsh river" , "Name of many rivers" , "River name" , "Chester's river" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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