Crooked like part of Melbourne? (5)

I believe the answer is:

askew

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'crooked' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'like part of melbourne?' is the wordplay.
'like' becomes 'as'.
'part of melbourne?' becomes 'kew' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'as'+'kew'='ASKEW'

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(Other definitions for askew that I've seen before include "Crookedly" , "Lopsided" , "Twisted" , "Off-centre" , "Out of line" .)

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

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