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Cramped Northern shaft (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

narrow

'cramped' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'northern shaft' is the wordplay.
'northern' becomes 'n' (abbreviation e.g. N. Ireland).
'shaft' becomes 'arrow' (I've seen this before).
'n'+'arrow'='NARROW'

(Other definitions for narrow that I've seen before include "Small-minded" , "Straight or tight" , "Constricted in width" , "Strait, tight" , "Small in breadth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Guardian.
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