Former Metropolitan Borough that became part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 1965 (7)

I believe the answer is:

stepney

(Other definitions for stepney that I've seen before include "part of East London" , "East London area" , "East London district" , "part of the capital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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