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Spear papers in river (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trident

'spear' is the definition.
(trident is a kind of spear)

'papers in river' is the wordplay.
'papers' becomes 'id' (identification papers).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'river' becomes 'trent' (I've seen this before**).
'id' inserted within 'trent' is 'TRIDENT'.

(Other definitions for trident that I've seen before include "spear carried at sea" , "Fork perhaps" , "Pronged spear" , "Submarine-launched ballistic missile" , "A three-pronged spear as wielded by Neptune" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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