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Where this has a mouth, there's no such river! (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ply

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'where this has a mouth there's no such river' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.

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(Other definitions for ply that I've seen before include "This wood is laminated" , "Practise (a trade)" , "Laminate thickness" , "drama one's missed" , "A layer to work at diligently." .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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