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Shellfish found in broken toys by European river (6)

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I believe the answer is:

oyster

'shellfish' is the definition.
(oyster is a kind of shellfish)

'broken toys by european river' is the wordplay.
'broken' indicates an anagram.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'river' becomes 'r'.
'toys' anagrammed gives 'oyst'.
'oyst'+'e'+'r'='OYSTER'

'found in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for oyster that I've seen before include "Pearl creator" , "Native -- seafood" , "Content of stew" , "Bivalve that may nurture a pearl" , "person unwilling to communicate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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