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Stir river with another river (5)

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I believe the answer is:

rouse

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'stir' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'river with another river' is the wordplay.
'river' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'another river' becomes 'ouse' (Yorkshire river. I am not sure about the 'another' bit.).
'r'+'ouse'='ROUSE'

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(Other definitions for rouse that I've seen before include "Get going" , "Cause to wake up and come alert" , "cause to wake or to become active" , "Disturb" , "Cause to wake up, stimulate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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