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Use a divine gift to find water (5)

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dowse

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'water' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for dowse that I've seen before include "Look for water with a divining rod" , "Divine for water" , "Use rods to find water" , "Search for underground water using rod" , "Detect underground water" .)

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