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Sensible French river, say (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sane

'sensible' is the definition.
(sane can mean sensible or reasonable)

'french river say' is the wordplay.
'french river' becomes 'seine' (I've seen this in another clue).
'say' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'seine' is a homophone of 'SANE'.

(Other definitions for sane that I've seen before include "Mentally healthy" , "Right-minded" , "Mentally sound" , "Compos mentis" , "Normal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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