Sacred river of the sub-continent (6)

I believe the answer is:

ganges

(Other definitions for ganges that I've seen before include "Indian flower" , "Sacred river of N India" , "Great river of India" , "Asian flower" , "Sacred Hindu river in India" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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