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Water nymph (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

naiad

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">water nymph</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(naiad is a kind of water nymph)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for naiad that I've seen before include "Mythological water-nymph" , "divine female figure" , "Spring nymph" , "Nymph of lakes, springs and rivers" , "Fabulous spring being" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, The Wall Street Journal, the Evening Standard, The Guardian, the LA Times, The Mirror, The New York Times and The Times.
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