East Sussex town — Poirot's sidekick (8)

I believe the answer is:

hastings

(Other definitions for hastings that I've seen before include "His angst (anag.)" , "Ten Sixty-Six battle" , "Harold's objective?" , "Not a good place for Harold" , "Ten sixty six battle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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