Unsolved crossword clue - Is there a superbrain out there that can help?

[tigertum]

This crossword clue has defeated by DP, my Dad and me. It's really annoying us! Is there anyone out there clever enough to solve it???

The River by distinguished artist - pretty! (6)

So far we have
RA E_

rather

The plus r plus RA

The = the
River = r
distinguished artist = RA

Rather = pretty

god, I did waste a lot of time on crosswords in my youth

Ahhh haaaa!!! thankyou!! Schokofruhstucksflockenhasseri. I'm hopeless at crosswords, but by Dad and Dp are good at them and this foxed them completely. You're obviously very clever! ;)

[bows modestly]
actually, its like spotting bugs in computer programs - always much easier to spot other peoples than your own

hi californiafrau, gut danke. Going to look at a house tomorrow morning, that is a LONG WAY from the nearest UKlasse. Am fairly sure that the agent has decided not to rent it to us though, probably my foreign accent that did it, as he spent a few minutes trying to persuade me that I didnt want to live in the town that I was asking to view a house in.

bravo schoko!