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What a rider may get after falling in the water jump (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drier

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'the water jump' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'what a rider may get after falling' is the wordplay.
'rider' can be anagrammed to 'DRIER'.
Though, I am unsure how this is indicated.

'in' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for drier that I've seen before include "Machine which removes water" , "Laundry machine" , "affected by sunnier climate" , "increasingly teetotal" , "More withered" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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