Boat that clears the bottom of a river (7)

I believe the answer is:

dredger

(Other definitions for dredger that I've seen before include "Vessel; sprinkler" , "It clears beds" , "Vessel for clearing river bed" , "ship" , "Boat for deepening waterways" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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