English county whose administrative centre is Dorchester (6)

I believe the answer is:

dorset

(Other definitions for dorset that I've seen before include "County of south-west England" , "South-west area" , "English county -- sorted (anag)" , "part of England" , "Coastal county of southern England" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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