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Colossus in bronze found outside city centre (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

titan

'colossus' is the definition.
(both can mean something very big)

'bronze found outside city centre' is the wordplay.
'bronze' becomes 'tan' (both can mean to get a sun tan).
'found outside' is an insertion indicator.
'city centre' becomes 'it' (centre of the word 'city').
'tan' placed around 'it' is 'TITAN'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for titan that I've seen before include "Taint in old Greek god" , "Atlas, possibly" , "A giant; Saturn moon" , "Saturn's largest satellite" , "Prometheus, for instance" .)

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