Crossword Genius

Completely circle a Scottish town (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alloa

'scottish town' is the definition.
(Alloa is a town in Scotland)

'completely circle a' is the wordplay.
'completely' becomes 'all' (synonyms).
'circle' becomes 'O' (O is a circle).
'all'+'o'+'a'='ALLOA'

(Other definitions for alloa that I've seen before include "Town built" , "Central Scottish town" , "Athletic club" , "A few thousand Scots" , "place in Scotland" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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