Cryptic crossword clue
Dives in river to heal poorly son 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RATHOLES

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The straight part
We know that "Dives" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dives = ratholes.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RATHOLES mean?

RATHOLES noun
  1. An entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats.
  2. A living area used by mice or rats.
  3. A particularly squalid human residence.
  4. An area of a silo that has undergone ratholing, so that material moves mostly through the centre and accumulates around the edges.
  5. A pigeonhole.
RATHOLES verb
  1. To hoard.
  2. To take a conversation off topic, especially in technical meetings.
  3. To surreptitiously or prematurely remove chips during a poker game.
  4. (of material) to empty only in the center of a hopper or silo, persisting circumferentially.

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