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Crooked western madam in early American settlement (3,9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

new amsterdam

'early american settlement' is the definition.
(settlement which became New York)

'crooked western madam' is the wordplay.
'crooked' indicates anagramming the letters.
'western'+'madam'='westernmadam'
'westernmadam' is an anagram of 'NEW AMSTERDAM'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for new amsterdam that I've seen before include "NYC formerly" , "settlement" , "old city" , "Former name of New York" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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