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Water of use to yours truly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

meuse

'water' is the definition.
(Meuse is an example)

'use to yours truly' is the wordplay.
'to' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'yours truly' becomes 'me' (the person who set this crossword).
'use' put after 'me' is 'MEUSE'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Another definition for meuse that I've seen is " Dept of NE France".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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