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Civic officer left Ann in charge of Newport revamp (4,7)

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I believe the answer is:

town planner

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'civic officer' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

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(Other definitions for town planner that I've seen before include "Urban designer" , "City architect" .)

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