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City dear to Jane Eyre's heart (9)

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rochester

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'city' is the definition.
(town in Kent)

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(Other definitions for rochester that I've seen before include "Jane blindly married him" , "Kent town" , "Medway cathedral city" , "Kentish Town" , "Dickens's favourite city - hero of 12" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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