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Row close to huge wave (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spate

'wave' is the definition.

'row close to huge' is the wordplay.
'row' becomes 'spat' (a spat is a disagreement or argument).
'close to' says to take the final letters (the close/ending of).
The final letter of 'huge' is 'e'.
'spat'+'e'='SPATE'

(Other definitions for spate that I've seen before include "Sudden river flood" , "Fast outpouring" , "Suddenly got a lot" , "Tapes found in sudden flood" , "Deluge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
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