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For City, the scorer is unusual (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rochester

'for city' is the definition.
(town in Kent)

'the scorer is unusual' is the wordplay.
'is unusual' indicates an anagram.
'the'+'scorer'='thescorer'
'thescorer' with letters rearranged gives 'ROCHESTER'.

(Other definitions for rochester that I've seen before include "Man Jane married" , "Medway town - hero of ..." , "Bronte character" , "Medway cathedral city" , "Jane blindly married him" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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