City in Germany (5)

I think it could be either:

Which length description are you looking for?:

essen

'city in germany' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for essen that I've seen before include "Industrial city of northwest Germany" , "German place name" , "Industrial centre of the Ruhr" , "Main industrial city of the Ruhr" , "Krupp HQ (Ger.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald and the Newsday.

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