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Borough, region close to Manhattan, is alight (6,6)

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I believe the answer is:

staten island

'borough' is the definition.
(Staten Island is an example)

'region close to manhattan is alight' is the wordplay.
'region' becomes 'state' (state is a kind of region**).
'close to' indicates one should take the final letters (the close/ending of).
'alight' becomes 'land' (I've seen this before).
The last letter of 'manhattan' is 'n'.
'state'+'n'+'is'+'land'='STATEN ISLAND'

(Another definition for staten island that I've seen is " NY area".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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