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River where coat hauled up (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cam

'river' is the definition.
(river in Cambridge, England)

'coat hauled up' is the wordplay.
'coat' becomes 'mac' (mac is a kind of coat).
'hauled up' says the letters should be written backwards.
'mac' backwards is 'CAM'.

'where' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cam that I've seen before include "Rotating part in machine; river" , "East Anglian river" , "It controls the motion of engine cylinder valves" , "River; shaft projection" , "Shaft on a rotating part in machinery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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