Terrace view intermittently over river with a hotel below (8)

I believe the answer is:

verandah

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'terrace' is the definition.

'view intermittently over river with a hotel below' is the wordplay.
'intermittently' means one should take alternating letters.
'over river' becomes 'r' (I am not sure about the 'over' bit.).
'with' becomes 'and'.
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'below' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
The alternate letters of 'view' are 've'.
've'+'r'+'and'+'a'+'h'='VERANDAH'

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(Other definitions for verandah that I've seen before include "Portico" , "Roofed area on the side of a house" , "Roofed platform adjoining a house" , "gallery" , "16 21 [INDIAN IMPORT]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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