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Rock in river with fish underneath (4)

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I believe the answer is:

reel

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'rock' is the definition.
(reel can mean to rock around)

'river with fish underneath' is the wordplay.
'river' becomes 'r' (abbreviation for river).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'fish underneath' becomes 'eel' (eel is a type of fish. I am not sure about the 'underneath' bit.).
'r'+'eel'='REEL'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for reel that I've seen before include "Cylinder on which something is wound" , "Lively dance; bobbin" , "Dance; winding drum" , "spin" , "Stagger in Irish dance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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