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Stream meandering round a bend for ages (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

matures

'ages' is the definition.
('mature' can be a synonym of 'age')

'stream meandering round a bend' is the wordplay.
'meandering' is an anagram indicator.
'round' is an insertion indicator.
'a bend' becomes 'U' (a U-bend is a kind of bend - pipe under sink).
'stream' anagrammed gives 'matres'.
'matres' enclosing 'u' is 'MATURES'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for matures that I've seen before include "develops" , "Ripens" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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