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Something used by angler for river fish? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reel

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'something used by angler' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'river fish?' is the wordplay.
'river' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'fish?' becomes 'eel' (eel is a type of fish).
'r'+'eel'='REEL'

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(Other definitions for reel that I've seen before include "long stretch of film" , "Dance; winding cylinder" , "The angler pulls in his line using this" , "Part of a film; stagger" , "Film spool" .)

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