River, US tributary of the Missouri that flows into the Lake of the Ozarks reservoir (5)

I believe the answer is:

osage

(Other definitions for osage that I've seen before include "American Indian" , "Language" , "Amerindian" , "People of America" , "Member of the Native American people, once occupying the Missouri valley" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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