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Cut north from the river (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

severn

'river' is the definition.
(River Severn)

'cut north' is the wordplay.
'cut' becomes 'sever' (to sever is to cut or split).
'north' becomes 'N' (abbreviation).
'sever'+'n'='SEVERN'

'from the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for severn that I've seen before include "River at Gloucester" , "Longest UK river" , "Britian's longest river" , "GB's longest river" , "England's longest river" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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