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Some water bearers (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mains

(Other definitions for mains that I've seen before include "Utility network" , "They're located in cockpit" , "current public source" , "Distribution network" , "source of power" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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