Australian anabranch (9)

I believe the answer is:

billabong

(Other definitions for billabong that I've seen before include "Australian backwater -- no big ball (anag)" , "A stagnant pool of water in Australia" , "flooded channel in Oz" , "Australian pool" , "Australian channel" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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