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Free towns around national park (3,6)

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I believe the answer is:

new forest

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'national park' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'free towns around' is the wordplay.
'around' indicates an anagram.
'free'+'towns'='freetowns'
'freetowns' with letters rearranged gives 'NEW FOREST'.

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(Other definitions for new forest that I've seen before include "Hampshire woodland" , "rural area" , "Wooded area of Hampshire" , "part of Hampshire" , "area of countryside?" .)

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