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Swift river trapping doctor (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nimble

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

'river trapping doctor' is the wordplay.
'river' becomes 'nile' (Nile is an example**).
'trapping' is an insertion indicator.
'doctor' becomes 'mb' (Bachelor of Medicine, Medicinae Baccalaureus).
'nile' enclosing 'mb' is 'NIMBLE'.

(Other definitions for nimble that I've seen before include "Agile - alert" , "'Agile, spry (6)'" , "Agile, sprightly" , "Fast; light in movement" , "Quick on the feet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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