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Conurbation to the west and north (4)

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I believe the answer is:

town

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

'to the west and north' is the wordplay.
'the west' becomes 'w' ('W' can be a synonym of 'west').
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'north' becomes 'n' ('N' can be a synonym of 'north').
'to'+'w'+'n'='TOWN'

(Other definitions for town that I've seen before include "Small urban development" , "eg Yeovil" , "Carmathen?" , "eg Ripley" , "SECOND PART OF 17" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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