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Clever when going round large Dutch town (5)

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I believe the answer is:

delft

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'dutch town' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'clever when going round large' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'large' could be 'l' (eg in clothes sizes) and 'l' is present in the answer.
'clever' could be 'deft' (deft means skilful or clever) and 'deft' is found in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for delft that I've seen before include "Dutch blue/white glazed earthenware" , "Netherlands town famous for its pottery" , "Netherlands town - glazed earthenware" , "Blue and white earthenware (from Holland)" , "A kind of earthenware" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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