Crooked as that place near Richmond (5)
I believe the answer is:
askew
'crooked' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'as that place near richmond' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'as' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'kew' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for askew that I've seen before include "in an odd position" , "Wakes (anag)" , "Twisted" , "Wonky" , "Oblique" .)