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Borough of Hamlyn cut in two by beck (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brooklyn

'borough' is the definition.
(Brooklyn is an example)

'hamlyn cut in two by beck' is the wordplay.
'cut in two' means to take half the letters.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'beck' becomes 'brook' (both can mean a stream).
'hamlyn' with half the letters taken is 'lyn'.
'lyn' after 'brook' is 'BROOKLYN'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for brooklyn that I've seen before include "part of Long Island?" , "New York area" , "Big Apple borough" , "New York City borough" , "Beckham Jr; NY borough" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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