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Aussie river one loved (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

darling

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This might be a double definition.

'aussie river' is the first definition.
'Darling' can be an answer for 'river' (Darling is an example). I am not certain of the 'aussie' bit.

'one loved' is the second definition.
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(Other definitions for darling that I've seen before include "Australian tributary of the Murray River, sweetheart" , "Victorian heroine" , "Film with Julie Christie and Dirk Bogarde - sweetheart" , "Favourite" , "Beloved" .)

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