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City gives a medal involving fish (7)

Ross

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geelong

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'city' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'a medal involving fish' is the wordplay.
'a medal' becomes 'gong' (informal term for a medal or prize).
'involving' is an insertion indicator.
'fish' becomes 'eel' (eel is a kind of fish).
'gong' enclosing 'eel' is 'GEELONG'.

'gives' is the link.

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