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Well-meaning type taking pet initially over European river (2-6)

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I believe the answer is:

do-gooder

'well-meaning type' is the definition.

'pet initially over european river' is the wordplay.
'pet' becomes 'dog'.
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
'european river' becomes 'oder' (River Oder in central Europe).
The first letter of 'over' is 'o'.
'dog'+'o'+'oder'='DO-GOODER'

'taking' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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