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Secretly constrict a gushing European river (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tagus

'european river' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'secretly constrict a gushing' is the wordplay.
'secretly' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'TAGUS' is hidden within 'constrict a gushing'.

(Other definitions for tagus that I've seen before include "River of Spain and Portugal" , "River of Spain/Portugal, its mouth at Lisbon" , "Lisbon's river" , "Longest river of Iberian peninsula" , "Longest river of Iberian peninsular" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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