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Spike is heard from river (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tyne

'river' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'spike is heard' is the wordplay.
'spike' becomes 'tine' (spike of a fork).
'is heard' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'tine' sounds like 'TYNE'.

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for tyne that I've seen before include "Banker" , "North of England river" , "Serve as evidence for" , "Northumbrian river" , "River at Gateshead" .)

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