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Force units beset with housing projects (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

new towns

'housing projects' is the definition.
(a new town is a type of housing project)

'force units beset with' is the wordplay.
'force units' becomes 'newtons' (the Newton is the unit of force).
'beset' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'with' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'newtons' going around 'w' is 'NEW TOWNS'.

(Another definition for new towns that I've seen is " Settlements for surplus".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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