The Bard of __ (4)

I believe the answer is:

avon

(Other definitions for avon that I've seen before include "Bath's river" , "River joining Bath with Bristol" , "Shakespeare was known as the Bard of . . . ." , "River running through Bath" , "Former English county" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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