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Spooner telling child to cry a river, possibly (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deep water

'river possibly' is the definition.
(a river is an example of deep water)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for deep water that I've seen before include "where you can't touch base" , "You're in a tricky position here" .)

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