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Nothing to the east but a river (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nile

'a river' is the definition.
(I know that Nile is a river)

'nothing to the east' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'nil' (eg nil is zero in football).
'to the east' becomes 'E' ('E' can be a synonym of 'east').
'nil'+'e'='NILE'

'but' is the link.

(Other definitions for nile that I've seen before include "White or Blue river of Africa" , "Take a line to the river" , "River that's Blue and White" , "World's longest river" , "River (which is originally blue and white)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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