Row from wide river bend (7)
I believe the answer is:
wrangle
'row' is the definition.
('wrangle' can be a synonym of 'row')
'wide river bend' is the wordplay.
'wide' becomes 'w' (abbreviation e.g. in cricket).
'river' becomes 'r'.
'bend' becomes 'angle' (angling is a kind of bending).
'w'+'r'+'angle'='WRANGLE'
'from' is the link.
(Other definitions for wrangle that I've seen before include "Altercate" , "Fight" , "Haggle" , "angry argument" , "Complicated dispute" .)