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Something to use on Avon river first of all? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oar

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'something to use' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'on avon river first of all?' is the wordplay.
'first of all?' says to take the initial letters (I've seen 'first of all' mean this).
The first letters of 'on avon river' is 'OAR'.

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(Other definitions for oar that I've seen before include "Bladed implement" , "Boat propellant" , "Manual boat propeller" , "One paddling" , "I'm involved in row" .)

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