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French river or small German article (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

seine

'french river' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'small german article' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'german article' becomes 'eine'.
's'+'eine'='SEINE'

'or' is the link.

(Other definitions for seine that I've seen before include "French river -- type of fishing net" , "Paris river" , "Parisian river" , "Paris's river" , "Second longest river in France" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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