City pal's set up is true to form (7)

I believe the answer is:

typical

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'is true to form' is the definition.
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'city pal's set' is the wordplay.
'set' is an anagram indicator (instruction to set the letters).
'city'+'pal'='citypal'
'citypal' with letters rearranged gives 'TYPICAL'.

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(Other definitions for typical that I've seen before include "routine" , "Normal" , "Clay pit (anag)" , "Having the essential characteristics of a group" , "Representative, standard" .)

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

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