Cryptic crossword clue
All gibbons gathered in distant watering holes 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word BILLABONGS

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What does BILLABONGS mean?

BILLABONGS noun
  1. A stagnant pool of water.
  2. A streambed that is only filled with water during the rainy season.
  3. A channel that dead-ends which extends from the main part of a river.
  4. An oxbow lake.

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